The lead investigator of the catastrophic August 4 blast at the Lebanese capital's port indicted outgoing premier Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers on charges of negligence, a judicial source said Thursday.
The decision by judge Fadi Sawan to indict Diab and the other ministers came after a blast probe "confirmed that they (the suspects) have received several written notices warning them against postponing the disposal of ammonium nitrate fertiliser," which authorities say was behind the August 4 blast, the source said.
"They did not take the necessary measures to avoid the devastating explosion and its enormous damages," the source said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Israel Targets Senior Hezbollah Commander In Lebanese Capital Air Strike 3 Years Since Beirut Blast, No One Held Accountable As Probe Suspended British Museum Displays 8 Ancient Glass Vessels Damaged In Beirut Blast AAP Asks Its Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal To Quit Over Atishi Remarks "Your Duty...": Chief Justice On Bengal's 'No Night Shift For Women' Note Arvind Kejriwal Resigns After Choosing Atishi As His Replacement Pics: Supercars Line Up At The World's Largest Temple, Tourists Stunned IIT Kanpur Launches Project For UP Digital Health Stack New Kia Carnival MPV Gets Over 1,800 Pre-Orders Before Launch Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.