the head of one of lebanon security agency said that it appeared the cause of the blast was highly explosive material that was stored in a warehouse for years and that really caused a lot of anger because people are saying that this is not a disaster officials are calling this a pastor a disaster that this is a manmade disaster a result of either negligence competence or corruption so the lebanese people are asking what was ammonium nitrate doing at one of the warehouses at the port. trying can czar electing a new parliament president got to buy our jet packs as party is seeking a 2 thirds majority to change the constitution the vote was postponed twice because of coronavirus demonstrations are being held in the capital of pakistan administered kashmir was offered a bond there in solidarity with the people of indian administered kashmir a marquee years since the region lost its special status. india's prime minister narendra modi has laid the foundation stone for a hindu temple on the side to be destroyed mosque after years of legal wrangling last year the supreme court ruled the site in the

yes many lebanese are now asking this question because both the head of one of lebanon security agencies major general of asa for him as well as the interior minister both talking and saying that this blast appears to have been caused by highly explosive material that was stored in a warehouse at beirut courts but they didn't give much more information the higher defense council which groups the lebanese army as well as the different security agencies in the country they are holding an emergency meeting at the presidential palace maybe they will divulge more details but at the end of the day this government is likely to say that we are not responsible we took office in january in the midst of an uprising that has been calling for a new leadership but many lebanese will tell you this new government is not different from previous ones because it is controlled by the same political parties who have governed this country for decades political parties people here blame for the tire economic conditions for leading the states to bankruptcy just yesterday the foreign minister resigned saying tha

the head of one of lebanon's security agency is a major general about him inspected the site of the explosion and he told reporters that it appears it appears that the blast was caused by highly explosive material that was stored at the warehouse and it was stored in this warehouse for years and it was confiscated material something that the interior minister minutes later. confirmed and reiterated that this was ammonium nitrate and and he was asking questions what was it doing in the warehouse at beirut ports and this is definitely going to be a question that many lebanese are going to ask in the hours and days ahead because this would point to negligence on the part of the of lebanese authorities who are already under a lot of criticism for running the economy into the ground for failing to resolve lebannon where is the economic crisis in decades for failing to carry out reforms to fix corruption in the state in order for lebanon to be eligible. for an i.m.f. international monetary fund bailout plan 11 on is in need of billions of dollars the status close to bankruptcy you can see ambulance

today in beirut the judge began questioning the heads of lebanon security agencies about last week's devastating explosion that killed more than 160 people. protesters were in the streets of beirut calling for the whole government to resign. the justice minister resigned today. the third cabinet minister that resigned because of that explosion. protesters say the government is corrupt and incompetent. >> "we are so angry. i couldn't sleep. i cannot live with myself, if we do not get something after what happened. it is not acceptable. they think they can get away with it after such terrible terrible -- like, i don't believe, are they humans?" >> the explosion is believed to have been caused by a fire that ignited a stockpile of very explosive material stored at the port of beirut since 2013. search and rescue teams are still looking for more victims of that huge explosion in beirut. at least 100 people are so reported missing. two more bodies were pulled from the rubble over the weekend. >>> protests have erupted acrosss after election results landslide victory for the longtime presi

word from an official on what exactly happened we're asking if you had a one of these security agencies that lebanon has reported you know guys that there's no court to inspect the quite something explosion so we have to wait to hear from an official on what exactly happened but people are stuck to my sleep disorder are wondering what. it's best to kill. many. including one. that there is a lot of corruption in saving ports it's one of the reforms international community has been demanding from the lebanese authorities ordered this country because this country billions of dollars that it needs to kick start the economy one of the demands of this or not ok but it is to clamp down on tax evasion at the port to clamp down on corruption that support so it's very difficult to say what it's actually called for the law right now we can only speculate it's just that he said was on the lead this country has seen many many many explosions over the years but it's been quite a 1000 late yesterday political instability political. but it's been a while. since there has been in the close of the initial reaction of

stored improperly at the ports lebanon's prime minister and president were warned just last month about the dangerous material security documents seen by the reuters news agency say leaders were told. the 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate could destroy the capitol if it exploded it comes after the resignation of lebanon's prime minister and the cabinet following widespread public fury and government protestors and now holding a vigil sitting near the site of the blast which killed more than $200.00 people injured thousands and left hundreds more hundreds of thousands more homeless. a 100 joins us now live from beirut she is in there this is where the vigil is being held what's happening there zaina. well lebannon i'm remembering the moment changed the lives of so many people that blast on tuesday august the 4th that 6008 destroyed at least 70000 homes made 300000 people homeless and killed 171 people that's the latest figure from the health ministry where 30 to 40 people still missing were not very far from beirut for sure what is left of beirut ports were searched and operations continue to find the bodies of those who remain missing there is anger people are st

lebanon's prime minister and president warned just last month about the explosive material stored in beirut port that caused last week's blast security documents seen by the reuters news agency say that leaders were told the 202750 tons of ammonium nitrate posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded. it comes as lebanon's parliament decides on a new prime minister of the house and dia but on state that he and his government would step down the decision follows widespread public fury the blast killed more than 200 people injured thousands more and left hundreds of thousands of this. 7 days on let's go live now to beirut was a serious book smith is there but where are you what's happening. i'm in a moment fail all beirut throughout the last few days we've been showing you how volunteer groups have been sweeping the streets cleaning out and fix it filling in the void left by the state but there's also another really pressing read and that is for medical assistance provided by the state the best of times at a very minimum so this is walls well above all it's been secured as best as possible by. n.g.o.s doctors without borders medicine something. they are h

lebanon's prime minister and presidents were warned by security officials last month about the explosive material stored in a report that caused last week's blast documents seen by the reuters news agency say that leaders were told the ammonium nitrate posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded it comes as lebanon's parliament now has to decide on a new prime minister after house on the bananas that he and his government would step down the session follows widespread public fury the blast killed more than 200 people injured thousands of others or left hundreds of thousands of people homeless let's go live now to beirut i was here as but it smith is the bare bone of where are you what's what's happening. age and this is the mama calle district one of the main nightlife and areas as well as home to thousands and thousands of people and these are its back streets it's main street and back street destroyed this is another building hit by the shock wave where volunteers have been clearing out really since last wednesday one of them walid. walid you came from the backyard 2 hours away. plus. constable beirut. today we are coming from because the google volunteers. res

. >>> lebanon's customs department says one of the main security agencies reported to the cabinet int year about the dangers from explosive chemicals being stored at beirut's port. 2750 tons of amon numb nitrate were left sitting in a warehouse for years despite warnings from officials. we see the results there with that massive explosion you are up to date kelly, back to you. >>> sue, thank you >>> let's get to today's quiet climber. we are looking at it sea, with the ticker symbol se it's down about 5% today let's dive into it it's an internet and mobile -- based in singapore. sea was founded in 2009, we aren't public in 2017 performed of single stock in the past year its market cap is now nearly $69 billion. it's up 435% from the 52-week low. its annual low was about $26 as you can see behind me, we're now back to 138. >>> coming up, will record low rates and volume boost rocket shares while it's, does facebook need a hate speech hotline? join us for "rapid fire" right after this so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their moto

lebanon's prime minister president warned last month about the explosive material stored in beirut ports with calls last week's blast security documents seen by the reuters news agency say that leaders were told the $2750.00 tons of ammonium nitrate posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded it comes as lebanon's part of a decides on a new prime minister of the house and announced that he and his government would step down the decision follows widespread public fiore the blast killed more than 200 people injured thousands more and left hundreds of thousands of this let's go live out of barb a ruse al-jazeera has sent a honda is that as they know almost exactly 7 days to the hour since the blas there's a vigil expected start. tell us more. yes it's been a week since that massive blast shook the lebanese capital causing widespread destruction and really changing the lives of so many people anybody you talk to in the capital either has a story of tragedy or survival so as you can see behind me people have started to gather outside beirut for it or what remains of beirut port the site of that massive blast the people are angry say that this is no

of last week's explosion dealt a blow to lebanon's food security the head of the un food agency says he's now worried the country could run out of bread before the end of the month 85 percent of grain came through porsche the blast destroyed the only storage seibert leaving lebanon with no stockpiles it's a huge pressure to an already dire food situation prices had risen by 80 percent before the explosion because of the country's economic crisis almost half of lebanon's population lives below the poverty line and struggles to access food the world food program is now sending $50000.00 tons of wheat flour. also has a to runs the lebanese food bank in beirut she says it's making hundreds of meals every day. as lebanese for banco we start. a lot of projects to provide food for people in need and all areas and lebanon. today we are focusing more on the areas that were damaged from the explosion from last tuesday and are trying as much as we can to force with food we're trying to offer breakfast snacks and huts meal for lunch we are offering this to food for that cross because they're doi

national security agency contract faces criminal charges over his leak of classified documents that revealed u.s. government surveillance. well the name hezbollah means party of god and in lebanon the shiite islam as a group is powerful its influence stretches across society through religion politics and the military and lebanon's allege the devastating explosion in beirut nearly 2 weeks ago has reignited public anger to run the country body in the face of accusations of incompetence and corruption the elite is proving resistant to reform for hossa not leave the porch of beirut symbolizes the failure of the powerful clowns that ruled lebanon on the 22 year old she is' says his country is badly governed i'm told though his acts like it's a protecting force for shiites ali says the group shoulders a lot of the blame. for the explosion last week was the result of carelessness on the breakdown of the entire state apparatus about 200 people were killed and 6 hasn't injured ship them and. hezbollah operates as a state within a state living off its reputation of standing up to israel and offering protection and aid to its supporters the shiite militia is armed with an estimated 120000

security agencies so as you can imagine we have this huge explosion. even people who are seeking. to let's say well. you know to the people in lebanon do they have confidence in the government to. investigation. not at all they didn't buy any of these promises they are going to remove the current politicians all the to change the old regime. since the seventy's off the top but wendy don't see action took place all over lebanon they still have same demands today some protests they like to block you know for the prime minister former prime minister saad how do you want you to put it don't do it mainly to squirt they like to block his way the. security guards. to clash with these protesters so this week you give you a some indicate or some. little bit evidence the people look at the politicians right now they are saying that it's not time for political issue political statements and political. debates it's time to put all these who are responsible for displaced and for responsible for the corruption discounted that thought to collapse since 30 years to put all of these guys. to look into us briefly. let me ask you what about the state

documents seen by the reuters news agency say leaders were told the ammonium nitrate posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded it comes as lebanon's parliament now has to decide on a new prime minister after house and finance he and his government would step down the decision follows widespread public fury blast killed more than $200.00 people injured thousands more and left hundreds of thousands homeless burnet smith is our correspondent talking to us this out of beirut so what's going on around where you are right now. peterman the mama hail parts of beirut and i'm in front of prime multi $1000000.00 apartments with an uninterrupted view of the sea because a front of me is the ports 'd where those $2700.00 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded last tuesday to every apartment building shattered or destroyed in that building in the one to it's right along all the way along the waterfront and inland a 3 kilometer radius from the port cleanup operation still ongoing of course it's going to be years long but most of that cleaning up being done by volunteers and they've been out in force again this morning the government the local governm

comes after lebanon's prime minister and president had reportedly been warned just last month about the dangerous material stored it beirut's port security documents seen by the reuters news agency saying leaders were told $2750.00 tons of ammonium nitrate could destroy the capitol if it exploded and he's prime minister and his cabinet resigned monday following widespread public fury fieri which it seems has not died down a 100 joins us now live from beirut just tell us what's happening where you are. public anger is growing it has been. going tuesdays and blast people here tell us enough is enough they've gathered outside parliament building we are in central beirut this is not the 1st time they tried to storm the security cordon around the parliament building as you can see behind me they lit the fire the security forces have used tear gas but all anti-government protesters have really. stones so they're up against a state that is not willing to make any concessions that the feeling in the street because the government resigned yesterday people here think that's not enough they want the political class the traditional political parties that have been in power for decades to le

off to lebanon's prime minister and president had reportedly been warned just last month about the dangerous material being stored at beirut's port security documents seen by the reuters news agency say leaders were told the 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate could destroy the capitol if it exploded their bodies prime minister has on his cabinet reside monday following widespread public theory was that khalid joins us now live from beirut say you were at that vigil near the port just tell us what happened. well it was an emotional vigil just outside the beirut port the site of that massive explosion a lot of people crying remember the moment that really changed the lives of so many people a massive blast that destroyed many areas in the lebanese capital 171 people killed that's the latest death toll 30 to 40 people still missing the rescue search teams excuse me continue to dig underneath the rubble at the poor to try to find the bodies a fire truck arrived at the ceremony and people were cheering because firefighters they were the 1st responders what happened was there was a fire at least this is what initial investigation show and firefighters arrived to try to put out the flames wh

different state institutions as well as the security agencies which is there is in the heart of reporting live from the scene of that explosion in lebanon's capital beirut say that many thanks indeed governments around the world have been sending off of assistance to lebanon francaise the 2 at craft are being sent with aid and resources including firefighters and medical staff france's president and the new mccrone is due to travel to beirut on thursday germany also says it's ready to send a team of search and rescue experts let's go live now to well when i was a serious tone a cane is that forest greece among the other countries also going to send aid one of this is the e.u. doing for lebanon right now dominic. at least 8 e.u. countries individually have made offers of assistance to the lebanese authorities following the disaster in beirut and those offers range from logistical support to food aid to specialist teams who will go to help the rescuers there at a european level of pan-european level the e.u. has activated its civil protection mechanism which effectively allows it almost instantaneously to send more than $100.00 specialized

security law he's being held on suspicion of collusion with so-called foreign forces it's being condemned as an effort to suppress independent media the head of the un food agency says he's worried lebanon could run out of bread in about 2 and a half weeks 85 percent of lebanon's grain came through the port in beirut which was devastated by the explosions last tuesday the number of recorded coronavirus infections is now past 20000005 months after the pandemic was declared the johns hopkins university tracker shows deaths of more than 735000 the police and others say a protester has died after a bomb exploded in his hands during the 2nd night of antigovernment on rest demonstrators have rallied in the capital minsk since the election commission reported that the longtime president on xander look at one sunday's election by a landslide the outcomes been rejected by his main rival svetlana to come is now travelled to lithuania. those are your headlines up next here on al-jazeera will have the stream for you i'm back immediately after that i will see you very soon. talk to al-jazeera. is the government not attacking the necessary action to really address some of the structural issues we lis