JAKARTA - The Lebanese Red Cross announced that 84 people were injured in clashes between riot police and protesters during demonstrations to mark the first anniversary of the port explosion at Beirut Harbor on Wednesday.
Citing Xinhua, Thursday, August 5, thousands of people took part in a demonstration near the Lebanese Parliament building, in the center of Beirut City, demanding the lifting of political immunity.
In addition, the protesters also demanded a transparent investigation into the massive explosion that occurred on August 4, 2020, which killed 214 people and injured more than 6,000 others.
One year after the disaster, caused by the unsafe storage of large quantities of ammonium nitrate in ports over the years, no senior officials have been held to account. This sparked the anger of the Lebanese.
Meanwhile, citing Al Jazeera, Lebanese police clashed with protesters, not far from the location of the main event marking the first anniversary of the tragedy.
Clashes broke out as protesters tried to storm the main building. Riot police responded by firing tear gas and water cannon, and beating demonstrators with batons.
A few hundred meters from the harbor, thousands of people gathered, where survivors and relatives of the blast victims carried flags and portraits of those who died, as they were chanted amid a mixture of sadness and anger. There are no reports of violence there.
The grim warning comes amid an unprecedented economic and financial crisis, as well as a political stalemate that has left Lebanon without a functioning government for a full year. Banks, businesses and government offices were closed on Wednesday as Lebanon marked a day of national mourning.
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