Lebanese Army warned late Sunday against riots in Beirut, as the Downtown in the capital turned into a scene of clashes between protesters and both the army and Internal Security Forces.
In a statement released by its account on Twitter, the Army command vowed to “deal with appropriate means” with protesters who were no more peaceful and attacked both private and public properties in Martyrs’ Square and the surrounding the Lebanese Parliament.
The Army command also called on protesters to abide by peacefulness of demonstration.
Meanwhile, the Army command denies allegations that one of its officers fired live bullets on protesters I the capital.
Protests turned violent on Sunday and Saturday in Beirut’s Downtown, few days after massive blasts at the capital’s port killed at least 158 people, more than 5,000 others and left dozens others missing.
Leader of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement MP Gebran Bassil held on Sunday afternoon a press conference, dwelling on the most recent developments in the country.
After more than three weeks of engineering work in Beirut in support of and coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), to deal with the aftermath of the tragic 4 August explosions, a UNIFIL detachment of multinational force returned today to the Mission’s area of operations in south Lebanon.
The Lebanese President General Michel Aoun addressed Wednesday the United Nations General Assembly, indicating that Beirut is trying today to rise from its ruins after the port explosion.
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut Monday for his second visit since Beirut Port’s massive blast on August 4 as he was welcomed at the airport by President Michel Aoun and an official Lebanese delegation.
