Protests in Beirut amid public fury over massive blast
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Protests in Beirut amid public fury over massive blast

Protests in Beirut amid public fury over massive blast

Police fired tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in Lebanon’s capital onSaturday, at the start of a planned protest over this week’s massive explosionthat devastated large parts of Beirut and killed more than 150 people.Thousands of people poured into Beirut’s main square, where they set upsymbolic nooses to hang politicians whose corruption and negligence they blamefor Tuesday’s explosion at the Port of Beirut.

The huge blast was caused bythousands of tons of ammonium nitrate improperly stored at the port for morethan six years, apparently set off by a fire.

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Beirut Beirut Capital and chief port of Lebanon

Beirut explosion : aftermath of devastating blast [Video]

Beirut explosion : aftermath of devastating blast

Credit: FRANCE 24 English    Duration: 06:09Published
Beirut port explosion: Officials detained as probe promised [Video]

Beirut port explosion: Officials detained as probe promised

Lebanese authorities have taken into custody 16 people as part of an investigation into the Beirut port warehouse explosion.

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO    Duration: 03:26Published
Lebanon PM: People of Beirut have a ‘right’ to be furious [Video]

Lebanon PM: People of Beirut have a ‘right’ to be furious

Lebanon's Prime Minister has told ITV News the people of Beirut have a "right" to be furious after the huge explosion which killed dozens and injured many thousands more. In his first interview since the deadly blast on Tuesday, Hassan Diab said people also had a right to be angry with politicians for what he called three decades of corruption in the country. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Lebanese student plays piano for volunteers clearing up rubble in Beirut hospital [Video]

Lebanese student plays piano for volunteers clearing up rubble in Beirut hospital

Lebanese student Chadi Haddad went to the nearby Saint George hospital in Beirut. Amidst volunteers clearing up the rubble, he started playing the hospital’s piano.View on euronews

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Watch: 690 tons of Amonium Nitrate containers placed in Chennai [Video]

Watch: 690 tons of Amonium Nitrate containers placed in Chennai

690 tons of Amonium Nitrate containers placed in Chennai Manali Sattva container freight station where Chennai customs placed the seized. Extra precautions are being undertaken after the Lebanon incident. Earlier this week, a pair of explosions due to Amonium Nitrate in Lebanon's Beirut caused a widespread damage. 2,750-ton stockpile of ammonium nitrate was stored nearby in the city. Amonium Nitrate is a highly explosive chemical often used a fertilizer.

Credit: ANI    Duration: 01:41Published

Port of Beirut Port of Beirut port in Lebanon and quarter of Beirut


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