Beirut Heats Up, Tanks Ply The Streets

BEIRUT – The situation in the capital city of Beirut, Lebanon heated up after scores of people were killed and more than a dozen injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire on supporters Hizbullah who protested. Hezbollah supporters have taken to the streets and are heading to the Palace of Justice to protest the judge investigating the deadly explosion in Beirut port.

An online video shows tanks speeding along Beirut’s streets amid ongoing efforts by the Lebanese army to find and detain the attackers who allegedly opened fire on civilians during demonstrations in Beirut. Sputnik, Thursday (14/10/2021).

Lebanon’s Interior Minister has confirmed that the death toll from the Beirut shooting has risen to six.

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Participants in the demonstration – carried out by supporters and allies of the Hezbollah group – were on their way to the Palace of Justice to protest against judges investigating a deadly explosion in Beirut port in August 2020, when they were attacked by unidentified gunmen in the Ain el-Remmaneh neighborhood.

Last month, an investigation into the Beirut port explosion was suspended due to a lawsuit filed against judge Tarek Bitar. However, it was later revealed that the lawsuit was rejected.

The deadly explosion rocked the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020. More than 250 people died, 7,000 were injured and left about 300,000 people homeless. The explosion is thought to have occurred as a result of thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate being stored carelessly at the port.

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(ian)

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