The US President Donald trump said that at the moment nobody knows whether there was a powerful explosion in the Beirut attack. Stream press conference of the head of state was conducted on the White house website.
"I don’t think anyone can say right now [that happened in Beirut]. We’re investigating this very thoroughly Some believe that it was an attack, some that there is no" said trump.
He called the event a terrible event and stressed that the US supports Lebanon and have a very good relationship.
Previously, trump has linked a powerful explosion in Beirut, with the explosion of "a bomb".
On 4 August at the port in Beirut, happened a powerful explosion. According to the Prime Minister of Lebanon Hassan Diab, the cause of the explosion was improper storage 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate. The neighboring buildings, as well as those located in a radius of several kilometers from the explosion, shattered Windows, destroyed part of the buildings.
The victims of the explosion were more than 130 people, injured more than 4 thousand residents.
