Protests in Beirut amid public fury over massive blast

The port area lies in devastation following this week's massive explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut's port for bodies on Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon's capital.

The huge blast was caused by thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate improperly stored at the port for more than six years, apparently set off by a fire. It was the biggest in Lebanon’s history and caused an estimated $10-15 billion worth of damage, according to Beirut’s governor. It also left hundreds of thousands of people homeless.

The army issued a statement reminding the protesters to act peacefully and abstain from closing roads or attacking public or private property. Police also issued a statement after the protests began urging people to act “in a civilized way far away from violence.” In a show of anger, the president of the Christian opposition Kataeb party said its three legislators have decided to resign from Parliament over this week’s “disaster.” Sami Gemayel called on every “honorable” member of parliament to resign and work for the “birth of a new Lebanon.”

The Dutch foreign ministry said Saturday that Hedwig Waltmans-Molier, the wife of the Netherlands’ ambassador to Lebanon, had also died of injuries sustained in Tuesday’s blast. Later on Saturday the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, arrived in Beirut for a brief visit. Turkey’s vice president and the country’s foreign minister arrived Saturday morning and met Aoun, saying that Ankara was ready to help rebuild Beirut’s port and evacuate some of the wounded from Lebanon to Turkey for treatment.

I thought only tyrants like Trump did this. We need to stand up for these peaceful protesters

Nooses?!?!?! Obviously they are racist

Oh no! They used tear gas? Will he get demoted? Or lose his job?

Those ultimately responsible should be swinging in the Mediterranean wind. Corruption, so much corruption in the muddled east.

'Documents that surfaced after the blast showed that officials had been repeatedly warned for years that the presence of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate at the port posed a grave danger, but no one acted to remove it.' Damning news. Any official involved who survives it, stunning

A calm reasoned response to a devastating tragedy. Can't fail.

Nooses?

Why is the sexuality of the security forces part of the story?

Israelis shoot dead stone throwers when they dont throw them in military prisons.

realDonaldTrump and Big Chunky Barr have sent their unmarked mall cops to Lebanon to help suppress the protesters, and Trump is planning a bible photo opp at the Beirut explosion site on Sunday evening. 🤡

Hong Kong 🇭🇰 stands with Lebanon 🇱🇧

Finally Lebanese people is understanding their worst ememy is their own government, not Israel

If they are saying people should be hanged, how are the nooses symbolic?

They’re all racists in other words.

You have crossed the limit of cruption in people's eye.

Gentrification happening right before us. Akin to the Tortilla flats in california. Once rebuilt you'll have a shiny new port city Lebanon.

i understand the anger of the protestors. why was a russian floating bomb there for so long?

Sometimes you need to bring back the public hangings to make a point.

We’re never going to find out what actually happened, are we?

black people freak out when they see a noose even though they don't know anyone that's been hanged by one....just saying

We want Beirut befroe and Damascus

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Factbox: Countries rally round Lebanon after Beirut blastCountries and international organisations have lined up to help Lebanon after a massive warehouse explosion sent a blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 145 people and injuring nearly 5,000. More ammonium nitrate? I haven’t heard a thing from trump or the US in terms of helping Leftists are clowns. A weapons depot for terrorists blows up and leftist morons send money for them to rebuild. None of that money is going to people. It will go to Hizbollah.
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