Bulgaria arrests Russian shipowner in relation to deadly 2020 Beirut blast

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the site of the Aug. 4 explosion at Beirut port, in Beirut, Lebanon December 9, 2020. Picture taken December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

SOFIA (Reuters) -Police in Bulgaria have arrested the Russian owner of a ship that brought the explosive material that detonated at Beirut port in August 2020, killing more than 200 people, Bulgarian media reported on Tuesday.

Igor Grechushkin, a Russian businessman based in Cyprus, was detained for possible extradition to Lebanon, where he is wanted for his role in the blast, Bulgarian National Radio and other outlets reported.