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

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