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Alarm at Trump's unsubstantiated claim that Beirut blast was an 'attack'
Related DU thread: US defense officials contradict Trump: No indication yet of attack in Beirut
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Source: The Guardian
Alarm at Trump's unsubstantiated claim that Beirut blast was an 'attack'
• Off-the-cuff remarks not backed by US government officials
• Lebanese officials reportedly seek urgent clarification
Julian Borger in Washington
Wed 5 Aug 2020 19.11 BST
Last modified on Wed 5 Aug 2020 20.57 BST
Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that the massive explosion in Beirut was a bomb attack has revived fears of the president’s potential to foment international crises.
In off-the-cuff remarks at the White House on Tuesday, Trump called the blast a “terrible attack”.
“I’ve met with some of our great generals and they just seem to feel that this was not some kind of a manufacturing explosion type of event,” the president told reporters. “It was a bomb of some kind.”
Soon after, CNN quoted Pentagon officials as saying there was no evidence of any attack, raising the question of where Trump got his information. Lebanese officials were reported to have sought urgent clarification from US diplomats.
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• Off-the-cuff remarks not backed by US government officials
• Lebanese officials reportedly seek urgent clarification
Julian Borger in Washington
Wed 5 Aug 2020 19.11 BST
Last modified on Wed 5 Aug 2020 20.57 BST
Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that the massive explosion in Beirut was a bomb attack has revived fears of the president’s potential to foment international crises.
In off-the-cuff remarks at the White House on Tuesday, Trump called the blast a “terrible attack”.
“I’ve met with some of our great generals and they just seem to feel that this was not some kind of a manufacturing explosion type of event,” the president told reporters. “It was a bomb of some kind.”
Soon after, CNN quoted Pentagon officials as saying there was no evidence of any attack, raising the question of where Trump got his information. Lebanese officials were reported to have sought urgent clarification from US diplomats.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/05/donald-trump-beirut-explosion-remarks
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