Tensions over a judicial probe into last year’s Beirut port explosion spiraled into street clashes and gunbattles in the Lebanese capital following a demonstration by the dominant Hezbollah faction
last year’s devastating Beirut port explosion
spiraled into street clashes and gunbattles in the Lebanese capital following a demonstration by the dominant Hezbollah faction aimed at resisting a senior judge’s efforts to hold officials accountable. The Lebanese army, which sent forces out onto the streets to suppress the fighting, said unidentified gunmen fired at protesters who were heading to the demonstration.
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