Beirut explosion: World leaders to hold aid summit
, with police firing tear gas at stone-throwing protesters and some demonstrators storming government ministries.
Lebanon was already mired in a deep economic crisis and struggling to tackle the coronavirus pandemic before the explosion tore through Beirut. Representatives from European Union member states, China, Russia, Egypt, Jordan and the UK will all take part, with many others invited to attend.
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