Shipowner linked to giant Beirut port blast held in Bulgaria | International

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Sept 16, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A shipowner wanted over a 2020 blast at Beirut port that killed more than 220 people has been arrested in Bulgaria, officials said Tuesday. Igor Grechushkin is one of three people wanted by Interpol and linked to a shipment of ammonium nitrate that exploded at the port, injuring over 6,500 people and ravaging swathes of the Lebanese capital. The August 4, 2020 disaster was one of the world's largest non-nuclear explosions. Beirut authorities identified Grechushkin, a 48-year-old Russian-Cypriot citizen, as the owner of the Rhosus, the ship that transported the ammonium nitrate. "He has been placed in detention for a maximum duration of 40 days by a court decision on September 7, confirmed...