Smoke rises from an explosion site at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 4, 2020.(Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

16 employees at Beirut's port have been detained over Tuesday's explosion that killed more than 100 people and wounded thousands.

BEIRUT, Aug. 6  -- A total of 16 employees at Port of Beirut have been detained over deadly explosions that rocked the port on Tuesday, Government Commissioner to the Military Tribunal Judge Fadi Akiki announced on Thursday evening.

Akiki said that more than 18 people have been questioned so far, including port and customs officials as well as people in charge of maintenance at the hangar where explosive materials have been stored for years, the National News Agency reported.