Lebanon is seeking the arrest of two Russian citizens in connection with the devastating explosion that tore through the port of Beirut in August.

The government has asked Interpol to issue warrants for the captain and owner of the 3,226-dwt cargoship Rhosus (built 1986) that brought in the ammonium nitrate that exploded, killing nearly 200 people, according to the state-run National News Agency (NNA).