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After nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate caused a devastating explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, the West African nation of Senegal discovered the same amount sitting in its port in Dakar.

Tragically, this seems to have been the case in Beirut. A giant mushroom cloud rose above the city following the explosion on Tuesday. Ammonium nitrate does not burn on its own. Instead ...