Smoke rises after an explosion was heard in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah
DUBAI (Reuters) - Lebanon's interior minister said the cause of the explosion that rocked the capital Beirut on Tuesday would be determined in an investigation but that initial information indicated highly-explosive material had blown up, his office said in a statement.
Separately Al Mayadeen television cited Lebanon's customs director general as saying tonnes of nitrate had exploded.
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