At least three people have been killed and 20 wounded as violence erupted during a protest demanding the dismissal of the Beirut blast lead investigator, medics and Lebanese media say
Gunfire has killed at least three people and wounded 12 at a Beirut rally organised by Shia Hezbollah and Amal movements to demand the dismissal of the Beirut blast lead investigator.
The state-run National News Agency reported a third death at the Rasoul al Azam hospital, also in the southern suburbs.Lebanese television broadcast images of men carrying rifles and heavy weaponry."The army rushed to cordon off the area and deploy in its neighbourhoods and their entrance. Patrols started as did the search for the shooters to detain them," it said.
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