Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings as anger over Beirut blast grows

ReutersPublished: Aug 9, 2020 12:12 AM | Updated: Aug 9, 2020 2:04 AM

Lebanese protesters stormed government ministries in Beirut and trashed the offices of the Association of Lebanese Banks on Saturday as shots rang out in increasingly angry demonstrations over this week’s devastating explosion.

The protesters said their politicians should resign and be punished for negligence they say led to Tuesday’s blast, the biggest ever to hit Beirut, that killed 158 people and injured more than 6,000, compounding months of political and economic meltdown.

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