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MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2022
Fire erupts in Beirut square amid protests over explosion

World+Biz

Reuters
08 August, 2020, 11:20 pm
Last modified: 08 August, 2020, 11:25 pm

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Fire erupts in Beirut square amid protests over explosion

Several other smaller fires broke out in the vicinity of the protest area

Reuters
08 August, 2020, 11:20 pm
Last modified: 08 August, 2020, 11:25 pm
Photo: Reuters
Photo: Reuters

Fire broke out in a truck in a main square in central Beirut where protesters had converged on Saturday to demand the fall of Lebanon's ruling class and government after last Tuesday's explosion, witnesses said.

Several other smaller fires broke out in the vicinity of the protest area.

Beirut / Riot / Beirut blast / Lebanon

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