Thousands of Lebanese protesters demand justice one year on from Beirut blast • FRANCE 24 English
FRANCE24, 04 Aug 2021
Lebanon on Wednesday marked a year since a cataclysmic explosion ravaged Beirut with a mix of grief over lost lives and rage at the impunity for its worst peacetime disaster, which occurred at a time when its economy was already in tatters. While a memorial service took place near the port, thousands of protesters gathered in the city's centre to demand accountability over the blast.
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