Pope to end first overseas trip by praying with 100,000 Lebanese

Pope Leo ends a three-day visit to Lebanon on Tuesday, wrapping up his first overseas trip as Catholic leader, during which he pleaded for peace in the Middle East and warned that humanity's future ...

Tens of thousands hear Pope Leo call for an end to 'mindset of revenge and violence' near site of huge Beirut blast

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Lebanese capital to witness Pope Leo’s message of unity to a shattered city and a fractured state.
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'Just give it a little fuel and you're asking for trouble': Ammonium nitrate, explained

The colossal explosion in Lebanon’s capital this week was apparently caused when more than 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly volatile chemical, detonated. The stockpile had been left for years ...
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-Lebanese army finds more explosive chemicals outside Beirut port after huge blast

BEIRUT, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Lebanon's army said on Thursday it had found 4.35 tonnes of ammonium nitrate near the entrance to Beirut port, the site of a huge blast last month caused by a large ...