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Unknown snipers killed at least five people and left more than 30 injured during a protest in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on Thursday (14), according to the country’s Red Cross. The demonstration had been organized by the militant group Hezbollah to demand the dismissal of the judge who is leading the investigation into the explosion that destroyed much of the city last year.
The Lebanese army intervened and there was an exchange of fire for hours in the center of the city. There are reports of snipers opening fire from buildings and bullets hitting the windows of houses in the area.
Hundreds of supporters of Hezzbollah, a Lebanese militant group and political party, as well as the Amal movement, were gathered in front of the Palace of Justice to protest against Judge Tarek Bitar, just after the country’s highest court rejected a petition to replace him. it. They accuse Bitar of having a political bias in judging the issue.
“The army hurried to isolate the area and position itself in its neighborhoods and its entrance. The patrols have started, as well as the search for the snipers to detain them,” the armed forces said in a statement.
The country’s prime minister, Najib Mikati, called for calm and called on people “not to be drawn into a civil strife”.
This content is about a fact that is still being investigated by the newsroom. We will have more information soon.
Unknown snipers killed at least five people and left more than 30 injured during a protest in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on Thursday (14), according to the country’s Red Cross. The demonstration had been organized by the militant group Hezbollah to demand the dismissal of the judge who is leading the investigation into the explosion that destroyed much of the city last year.
The Lebanese army intervened and there was an exchange of fire for hours in the center of the city. There are reports of snipers opening fire from buildings and bullets hitting the windows of houses in the area.
Hundreds of supporters of Hezzbollah, a Lebanese militant group and political party, as well as the Amal movement, were gathered in front of the Palace of Justice to protest against Judge Tarek Bitar, just after the country’s highest court rejected a petition to replace him. it. They accuse Bitar of having a political bias in judging the issue.
“The army hurried to isolate the area and position itself in its neighborhoods and its entrance. The patrols have started, as well as the search for the snipers to detain them,” the armed forces said in a statement.
The country’s prime minister, Najib Mikati, called for calm and called on people “not to be drawn into a civil strife”.
This content is about a fact that is still being investigated by the newsroom. We will have more information soon.
Unknown snipers killed at least five people and left more than 30 injured during a protest in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on Thursday (14), according to the country’s Red Cross. The demonstration had been organized by the militant group Hezbollah to demand the dismissal of the judge who is leading the investigation into the explosion that destroyed much of the city last year.
The Lebanese army intervened and there was an exchange of fire for hours in the center of the city. There are reports of snipers opening fire from buildings and bullets hitting the windows of houses in the area.
Hundreds of supporters of Hezzbollah, a Lebanese militant group and political party, as well as the Amal movement, were gathered in front of the Palace of Justice to protest against Judge Tarek Bitar, just after the country’s highest court rejected a petition to replace him. it. They accuse Bitar of having a political bias in judging the issue.
“The army hurried to isolate the area and position itself in its neighborhoods and its entrance. The patrols have started, as well as the search for the snipers to detain them,” the armed forces said in a statement.
The country’s prime minister, Najib Mikati, called for calm and called on people “not to be drawn into a civil strife”.
This content is about a fact that is still being investigated by the newsroom. We will have more information soon.
Unknown snipers killed at least five people and left more than 30 injured during a protest in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on Thursday (14), according to the country’s Red Cross. The demonstration had been organized by the militant group Hezbollah to demand the dismissal of the judge who is leading the investigation into the explosion that destroyed much of the city last year.
The Lebanese army intervened and there was an exchange of fire for hours in the center of the city. There are reports of snipers opening fire from buildings and bullets hitting the windows of houses in the area.
Hundreds of supporters of Hezzbollah, a Lebanese militant group and political party, as well as the Amal movement, were gathered in front of the Palace of Justice to protest against Judge Tarek Bitar, just after the country’s highest court rejected a petition to replace him. it. They accuse Bitar of having a political bias in judging the issue.
“The army hurried to isolate the area and position itself in its neighborhoods and its entrance. The patrols have started, as well as the search for the snipers to detain them,” the armed forces said in a statement.
The country’s prime minister, Najib Mikati, called for calm and called on people “not to be drawn into a civil strife”.