Second Day Of Protests In Beirut -- News Updates August 9, 2020

Daily Mail: 'Prepare the gallows because our anger doesn't end in one day': Lebanese government cracks as ministers quit and furious locals threaten more violence over Beirut explosion

* Protesters in Beirut have threatened further violence after a night of clashes
* Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad has resigned, apologising for failing the people of Lebanon
* New phone footage captured the explosion in high-definition slow motion
* French experts working at the scene of the explosion suggest the crater left is 140ft deep

Lebanon's government was last night hanging by a thread as thousands of protesters took to the streets and clashed with police amid fury at the government over last week's explosion.

Beirut was rocked by an horrific ammonium nitrate blast on August 4, which killed 160, wounded 6,000 and destroyed 300,000 homes.

Two cabinet ministers resigned yesterday, including a top aid to the premier, amid signals that the government may unravel entirely.

As the political fallout continued, protesters converged again on the parliament area Sunday afternoon, setting off another night of violent demonstrations.

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Second Day Of Protests In Beirut -- News Updates August 9, 2020

Second day of protests as anger over Beirut explosion grows: Live -- Al Jazeera
Beirut explosion: protests outside parliament call for fall of government -- The Guardian
Beirut protestors call for fall of government on second day of demonstrations -- France 24

href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-security-blast/beirut-police-fire-tear-gas-as-protesters-regroup-and-two-ministers-quit-idUSKCN2550CI">Beirut police fire tear gas as protesters regroup and two ministers quit -- Reuters
Fire breaks out as protesters attempt to storm Beirut parliament in second night of demonstrations (VIDEO) -- RT
Lebanon: Beirut protesters and police clash for second day -- DW
Beirut protesters hurl rocks at security forces in second day of anger toward government over devastating blast -- ABC News Online
World leaders pledge 250m Euros to rebuild Beirut but insist the Lebanese government must commit to 'reforms' in the longer term to get any more -- Daily Mail
Donors pledge 253 million euros in emergency aid for Lebanon after blast -- Reuters
Beirut explosion bares pitfalls of sending aid to Lebanon -- AP
Beirut explosion: Donors pledge aid for Lebanon but want reform -- BBC
Beirut blast: Donors push for reforms in return for pledged money -- DW
World donors demand change before money to rebuild Beirut -- AP
Beirut's tiniest victim: Girl, 3, dies of her injuries three days after explosion that ripped her from her mother's arms inside their flat, before her parents had to dig her out from under rubble with their hands -- Daily Mail
Beirut residents mourn destruction amid transformed cityscape -- Reuters
In pictures: Beirut blast aftermath — destruction, chaos and protests -- DW