Lebanese, French officials float a plan to rebuild Beirut port nearly 4 years after huge explosion
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Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, center, speaks during a conference announcing a French reconstruction plan for the Beirut Port, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world's biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)FILE - In this August 5, 2020 file photo, a drone picture shows the destruction after an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon. Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the worlds biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials have put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati speaks during a conference announcing a French reconstruction plan for the Beirut Port, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world's biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)A representative of French company Artelia & Egis, Osanne Paireau, presents the Beirut Port reconstruction proposal at a conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world's biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)French Ambassador to Lebanon Herve Magro speaks during a conference announcing a French reconstruction plan for the Beirut Port, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world's biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Shipping containers are stacked at the Beirut Port, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world's biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Gantry cranes move containers onto transporters at the Beirut Port, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world's biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Shipping containers are stacked at the Beirut Port, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world's biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Workers walk past gantry cranes at the Beirut Port, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world's biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Gantry cranes move containers onto transporters at the Beirut Port, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world's biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, center, speaks during a conference announcing a French reconstruction plan for the Beirut Port, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world's biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)