02:00Police fired tear gas and clashes broke out as a symbolic funeral procession with empty coffins on Tuesday evening ended in tense clashes outside the home of Lebanon's caretaker interior minister, Mohamed Fehmi, as Lebanon is closing in the first anniversary of the Beirut explosion.
The protest came after Fehmi decided to reject a request by the judge investigating the explosion to question the head of general security Major General Abbas Ibrahim.
More than 200 people killed in the August 4, 2020 explosion, which obliterated the port and caused major damage to the rest of the city, leaving thousands homeless. Families of victims have been calling for justice, saying no senior officials should avoid scrutiny.
Lebanon: Clashes, tear gas as relatives of blast victims try to storm interior minister's home
Police fired tear gas and clashes broke out as a symbolic funeral procession with empty coffins on Tuesday evening ended in tense clashes outside the home of Lebanon's caretaker interior minister, Mohamed Fehmi, as Lebanon is closing in the first anniversary of the Beirut explosion.
The protest came after Fehmi decided to reject a request by the judge investigating the explosion to question the head of general security Major General Abbas Ibrahim.
More than 200 people killed in the August 4, 2020 explosion, which obliterated the port and caused major damage to the rest of the city, leaving thousands homeless. Families of victims have been calling for justice, saying no senior officials should avoid scrutiny.
Police fired tear gas and clashes broke out as a symbolic funeral procession with empty coffins on Tuesday evening ended in tense clashes outside the home of Lebanon's caretaker interior minister, Mohamed Fehmi, as Lebanon is closing in the first anniversary of the Beirut explosion.
The protest came after Fehmi decided to reject a request by the judge investigating the explosion to question the head of general security Major General Abbas Ibrahim.
More than 200 people killed in the August 4, 2020 explosion, which obliterated the port and caused major damage to the rest of the city, leaving thousands homeless. Families of victims have been calling for justice, saying no senior officials should avoid scrutiny.