Huge crowds gathered close to Lebanon’s parliament building blaming the government for the massive ammonium nitrate explosion. Demonstrators tried to break the barriers and threw stones, police responded with tear gas.
Rocks and sticks come out, as protestors trying to break their way into ‘securuty zone’ city center and parliament building area, protected by blast walls. Crowd swelling as tear gas fired by riot police on the inside. It’s going to be a long night. #Beirut pic.twitter.com/vyL6AjyXuX
— Habib Battah (@habib_b) August 8, 2020
#Beirut #Protest #Lebanon #teargas pic.twitter.com/uaSs6NwtU6
— Dalal Mawadدلال معوض (@dalalmawad) August 8, 2020
Thousands gathered on Beirut’s Martyrs Square next to the parliament building.
آلاف المتظاهرين يشتمون رئيس الجمهورية الفاقد للشرعية ميشال عون في #بيروت. #لبنان_ينتفض pic.twitter.com/hNvQnUuZq7
— Radio Sawt Beirut (@SawtBeirut) August 8, 2020
Video shows more demonstrators were marching there from Mar Mikhael, one of the areas most impacted by the explosion. The protesters are calling for the government to be overthrown.
March just departed from Mar Mikhael – one of the most impacted areas from the explosion – towards Martyrs' Square in downtown Beirut. Calls to overthrow and behead the regime abound. pic.twitter.com/gtL6270xZv
— Nadim El Kak | نديم القاق (@NadimElkak) August 8, 2020
The ammonium nitrate that caused the massive explosion in Beirut is currently being investigated, but many already believe it to be the result of negligence as the highly explosive chemical was stored at a port for six years with little to no oversight or security measures.
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Source: RT