Scuffles as families want to take responsibility for the Beirut | Middle East News

Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck.

Opponents on Tuesday called for an end to what it called a “deterrent” investigation into one of the world’s largest non-nuclear explosions. He picked up the empty coffins and threw them into the courtyard, pushing the guards to the funeral procession.

An explosion of August 4, 2020 at the harbor destroyed the capital, killing more than 200 people and injuring thousands. Hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly volatile compound used in fertilizers that had been improperly stored at the port for years, ignited, causing an explosion. Many criticize the authorities for keeping explosives stored in the harbor.

“She killed us one time,” said Tracy Naggear, whose three-year-old daughter was one of the last to explode. He was referring to Fehmi’s decision to reject an explosive judge’s request to consult one of Lebanon’s top security officials, Major General Abbas Ibrahim.

Investigating Judge Tarek Bitar said earlier this month he wanted to follow up with senior politicians and senior and current officials in the case, and asked for his protection so that he could be tried.

The families of the victims and survivors appreciated the judge’s courageous stand. Leading observers have been fired after criticizing two former ministers for neglecting the cause of the explosion.

Naggear said the symbolic burial outside Fehmi’s home took place in a “second conspiracy” against families seeking justice.

The rally was disrupted when several spectators stormed Fehmi’s house, smashed two metal gates, and attacked the violent police, who beat them with clubs. Police fired tear gas to retaliate against the protesters. The pushing started in street fights with stone-throwing demonstrators. Many were injured and treated on the spot.

Opponents sprayed the word “killer” with red on the doorstep of Fehmi’s house while men threw tomatoes at the house.

“Mohamed Fehmi, we are not leaving you alone. Raise adequate security,” said Ibrahim Hoteit, whose brother Tharwat, was killed in the blast.