Thousands took to the streets to commemorate the tragedy that occurred exactly one year ago. Protesters force parliament district
Demonstrators are trying to storm the parliament area – Most of the wounded are among the demonstrators, but some officers are also involved. The police denied reports that rubber bullets were used at protesters who tried to breach the metal barriers that were erected more than a year ago near the Oil Square in Beirut to protect the Lebanese Parliament.
annual – During the memorial ceremonies, church bells rang again and again while mosque muezzins recited verses from the Qur’an. It also organized a demonstration with moments of tension between the wires and opponents of the government.
The crowds who participated gathered along the highway corridors extending along the port of Beirut, with processions from different cities of the country and from various neighborhoods of the capital. Relatives of the victims, civil society activists, adherents of critical political platforms to the political system accused of corruption and mismanagement, members of organizations and professional groups such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers arrived.
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