Stocks of ammonium nitrate seized five years ago during the RAID, destroyed in Cyprus, said the official representative of the country’s police Christ Andreu. About it reports TASS.
During the operation to prevent a possible terrorist attack were found and seized 8.3 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, said Andreu. According to him, the substance was destroyed on special range.
According to one version, the ammonium nitrate planned to use to attack the Israeli Embassy in Nicosia, specified in the message.
Improper storage 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate, according to the Lebanese authorities, has been the reason of powerful explosion in the port of Beirut. The victims of the explosion were more than 130 people, injured more than 4 thousand residents.
