Hundreds gathered again around Martyrs' Square, a short walk from the port where the devastating explosion occurred, killing at least 158 people.
File: An anti-government Lebanese protester, joining thousands of people enraged by a deadly explosion blamed on officials' negligence, runs for cover as security forces sire tear gas near an access street to the parliament in central Beirut on August 9, 2020.BEIRUT - Two members of Lebanon's government have quit over a deadly blast that unleashed public rage against the country's ruling class, with protesters and police fighting running battles in the capital for a second day.
"Those who died paid the price of a state that doesn't care about anything except power and money," said protester Tamara, 23, whose friend Rawan, 20, was killed in the blast.Large blast in Beirut port area rocks Lebanon's capital, many people hurt A man gestures while removing rubble in Beirut's neighbourhood of Mar Mikhael after a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital's port left scores of people dead or wounded and caused extensive damage.While it is not known what started the fire that set off a huge stockpile of ammonium nitrate, protesters say the disaster could not have happened without the corruption and incompetence that have come to define Lebanon's ruling class.
"Instead of deploying the army to help residents clear rubble from their homes, businesses, and communities, the Lebanese authorities chose to deploy them and other security forces against protesters." The UN said about $117 million would be needed over the next three months for health services, emergency shelter, food distribution and programmes to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, among other interventions.
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