WHAT WE KNOW TO BE CONFIRMED
Update: The explosion in Lebanon leads back to an abandoned ship in Beirut that had arrived in the city carrying 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate. Reporting by DER SPIEGEL and OCCRPhas determined that the ship’s owner has connections to Hezbollah’s bank.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/ties-to-hezbollah-questions-swirl-around-the-cargo-that-destroyed-beirut-a-668b79f4-c4f1-49da-a764-172cc17f162b-amp
Update: Behavioral analysis confirms that Hezbollah[Iran] is using their attack (Problem) as a means to oust 'failed leadership' (Reaction) and secure Lebanon completely (Solution) within their control.
IRAN CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BURITBLAST
So we have everything documented ~~up to who started the fires~~, and found the last piece of this puzzle.
OSINT at its finest lads.
Al-Akhbar newspaper reported that investigations have so far revealed the presence of the following materials in Store No. 12:
2750 tons of NH₄NO₃
50 tons of (NH₄)₃PO₄
23 tons of fireworks
1000 car tires
Wicks (slow) to detonate
And barrels containing flammable liquid.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Intel_Sky/status/1293450699423002624
Fake videos are circulating that 'shop a missile into ~~hilariously inverted~~ super secret IR/thermal cams located in the exact locations as original videos.
https://mobile.twitter.com/bellingcat
More pictures of inside the warehouse.
https://mobile.twitter.com/DimaSadek/status/1291486030458224640
Confirmed - Explosion was the 2,700 tonnes of Nitropril /+ ammonium nitrate:
https://mobile.twitter.com/AuroraIntel/status/1290789726283345926
Burns the exact color we saw - orange.
https://mobile.twitter.com/0rangeandwhite/status/1290786210542125058
-Not an airstrike [continuous small 'crackles' build up to the larger second explosion]
-Not started by fireworks [weak cover story is weak]
Assassinations aren't done with explosions that big, and the bomb was stationary - an extremely ineffective approach to such an attack.
We can rule out single targets.
NO RADIATION DETECTED
Starting to get a better picture of the devastation at the Port of #Beirut.
Storage warehouses 6,9,10,11, and 12 are total losses, and cannot even be identified from an aerial prospective.
Neighboring facilities are destroyed, as well.
https://mobile.twitter.com/IntelCrab/status/1290713803915776008
#Lebanese Army Major General Ibrahim “it appears that the explosion occurred in a store of high explosive materials confiscated for years”
[Pictures of devastated blast site - Port]
https://mobile.twitter.com/no_itsmyturn/status/1290702444117327880
Director General of Lebanese Customs Badri Daher tells @AlMayadeenNews "tons" of nitrates exploded in Beirut Port
https://mobile.twitter.com/DavidADaoud/status/1290705338019258370
We received a number of reports from #Cyprus (250km away) which seem related to this explosion, reporting noise and rattling windows
https://mobile.twitter.com/LastQuake/status/1290686442205839361
Fireworks or some other smaller explosions happening before big explosion
UP CLOSE VIDEO RIGHT BEFORE EXPLOSION
[Also, thread with a great deal of on-the-ground-info]
https://mobile.twitter.com/Natsecjeff/status/1290681144795639808