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| Subject: Lebanon's protesters stormed several government ministries as violent protests gripped Beirut Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:29 am | |
| The foreign ministry, the environment ministry and the economy ministry were occupied by angry demonstrators who called for the downfall of Lebanon's ruling elite five days after a blast ripped through the Lebanese capital causing widespread destruction. The Banking Association, which protesters blame for the country's worsening banking crisis, was also taken over by protesters and set ablaze. Hours after the protests first rocked Beirut, Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab has vowed to hold early elections as his beleaguered government faces calls to resign. Diab said he would introduce a law calling for early elections and said he would remain in government for two months until major parties can reach an agreement. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as protesters hurled stones and fireworks at security forces. Parts of the central district were set ablaze and when the protesters took over the Foreign Ministry, the first in a succession of popular takeovers, they declared it the "headquarters of the revolution."
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/08/middleeast/beirut-judgment-day-protests-intl/index.html
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