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At least three killed in shooting during protests in Beirut

2021-10-14T10:39:45.783Z


At least three people were killed and several injured when a heavy shooting broke out at a demonstration in Beirut.


Mass protests in Beirut: what we know 1:52

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At the least three people were killed and several injuries resulted when a shooting broke out strong in a demonstration in Beirut calling for

the removal of a judge who led an investigation into the deadly explosion of the port of August 2020.


A doctor Beirut's al-Sahel hospital emergency room, which declined to be named, told CNN the hospital has received one death and nine injuries since the violence broke out.

So is Beirut a year after the explosion 0:57

Hundreds of supporters of Iranian-backed Hezbollah and its main Shiite ally, Amal, were marching towards the Lebanese capital's Palace of Justice on Thursday when protesters were fired on from an unknown location, forcing protesters and journalists to stand up. covered, according to a statement from the army and local stations.

There are several local reports of snipers firing at protesters from the rooftops of buildings in the area.

Local television also showed a masked protester firing a gun from behind a street barrier and black smoke billowing from one of the nearby buildings.

In a statement Thursday, the Lebanese army, which is widely deployed in the area, said it will shoot any armed person in the areas where the fighting is taking place and called for people to leave the streets.

Broken glass and debris are visible after gunfire erupted in the Lebanese capital on Thursday.

Hezbollah has been a staunch opponent of Tariq Bitar, the popular judge who is leading the investigation into the Beirut explosion and has sought the prosecution of high-level officials.

This week, the judge issued an arrest warrant for legislator Ali Hassan Khalil, a senior Amal official and former finance minister.

Bitar has also issued arrest warrants for MP Nouhad Machnouk, an ally of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri and former Interior Minister.

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Since his appointment in February, Bitar, who also chairs the Beirut criminal court, has sought out senior political and security officials for questioning in the investigation of the Beirut explosion.

He is the second judicial investigator to lead the investigation.

The first judge tasked with handling the investigation was removed from office after two former ministers accused in the investigation successfully filed a motion for his removal.

Beirut blast survivors recount their story 3:12

Several legal requests by prosecuted officials to remove Bitar have been unsuccessful.

During a televised speech on Monday, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah rebuked the judge, accusing him of being "politicized."

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Source: cnnespanol

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