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To account for that blast. here s how today s events unfolded. before midday local time, supporters of hezbollah and the amal movement gathered at the palace ofjustice, pressing for the removal ofjudge tarek bitar, who is leading the inquiry into port blast. they re chanting and burning pictures of him. this is the scene in one neighbourhood of beirut. two kilometres away, the situation had escalated significantly. you can hear gunfire and see bullets hitting buildings. hezbollah said they were fired on by snipers on rooftops. journalists on the ground said hezbollah supporters returned fire with ak lfl assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades. the army moved in to try and contain the situation. but the chaos continued. two loud explosions followed. the shooting continued, one woman was hit by a stray bullet inside her home. bullets also landed near a local school. this was the scene at around 2pm local, two hours after the violence started. residents are fleeing their homes, debr ....
Beirut blast courtjudge tarek bitar laid the groundwork for the incident that we saw today. if laid the groundwork for the incident that we saw today. that we saw today. if the trigger for today was that we saw today. if the trigger for today was the that we saw today. if the trigger for today was the state - that we saw today. if the trigger for today was the state of - that we saw today. if the trigger for today was the state of the i for today was the state of the inquiry into the port blast, where have we got to with that? what stage in the process is lebanon at? judge tarek bitar has in the process is lebanon at? judge tarek bitar has been in the process is lebanon at? judge tarek bitar has been trying - in the process is lebanon at? irrrs tarek bitar has been trying to summon and charge a whole raft of politicians and security officials that he believes has grounds to charge with negligence, which led to, or other criminal malfeasance, which led to this devastating explo ....
So far, four killed, the scene outside was hectic, it was grown men crying, many people were armed, it s unclear if they were plain clothed policeman or supporters who are just armed. it was very tense, media was very much not welcome there. yeah, that s what it s like right now. the backdrop to this are the huge tensions surrounding the investigation into the port blast. no one has been held to account, 1a months since the disaster. you ll remember these pictures from august last year. this was the moment a warehouse storing over 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded at beirut s port. over 200 people died, 7,000 were injured. there was widespread devastation. families of blast victims have accused politicians of hampering the investigation to escape accountability. while hezbollah has accused the judge of unfairly singling out its allies in parliament. this is the group s leader. ....