Dakar, Aug 20, 2020, SPA -- The port of Senegal's capital Dakar on Thursday said it had requested the removal of around 2,700 tonnes of highly explosive ammonium nitrate stored in its complex - the same volume of the chemical that caused Beirut's devastating port blast this month, according to Reuters. The unidentified owner of the stockpile has found a warehouse to store the industrial chemical outside the city, according to the general directorate of the port, which sits next to Dakar's densely populated downtown. "He is currently working with the environment ministry to obtain approval to urgently remove this cargo," it said in a statement. The port strictly adheres to international rules for the management and storage of dangerous materials, it said. --SPA 21:17 LOCAL TIME 18:17 GMT 0020 www.spa.gov.sa/w1395185