Foreign media reported an increase in the number of martyrs in Lebanon’s al-Tayouna district to seven.
According to the Sach news agency, foreign media reported that the number of martyrs in the recent events in Beirut had increased. According to these media outlets, the number of martyrs in Lebanon’s al-Tayouna area has increased to seven after the martyrdom of one wounded.
Clashes erupted on Thursday after Lebanese sources reported that supporters of Hezbollah and the Amal movement had taken to the streets to protest the misconduct of Tariq Bitar, the Beirut blast investigator.
The Lebanese judicial investigator’s politicization of the Beirut port bombing case has caused a great deal of controversy in Lebanon, with protesters saying he is seeking to target a specific group on foreign orders. Lebanon witnessed a massive explosion on the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020; The blast killed at least 200 people and injured 6,500.
Moments after the report of the demonstration was published on Thursday, the media reported that people were shot at and a number of them were injured.
Al-Mayadin reported, quoting the leaders of the Hezbollah and Amal movements, that groups affiliated with the Lebanese forces, led by Samir Geagea (close to Saudi Arabia and the United States), fired on protesters in Beirut today.
In a joint statement, Hezbollah and Amal called on everyone to remain calm and not engage in “evil sedition.” Participants in a peaceful rally in front of the Palace of Justice were targeted by snipers, the statement said.
