Lebanon: Protesters attack government headquarters
Heavy gunfire erupted in the center of Lebanon's capital Beirut on October 21 after protesters attempted to storm the offices of Prime Minister Najib Mikati, demanding his resignation over the assassination of the head of Lebanon's intelligence agency.
Heavy gunfire erupted in the center of Lebanon's capital Beirut on October 21 after protesters attempted to storm the offices of Prime Minister Najib Mikati, demanding his resignation over the assassination of the head of Lebanon's intelligence agency..
Security forces fired warning shots into the air, an official said.
Scene of the bombing that killed the director of Lebanon's intelligence agency
(Photo: AFP)
According to witnesses, at least two protesters fainted, apparently from tear gas fired by security forces after the crowd broke through a protective perimeter outside the government headquarters.
Hundreds of protesters, waving the flags of the main opposition party, the Future Movement, the Lebanese Christian Forces and black Islamic flags, marched in front of government headquarters after the funeral of Intelligence Director Wissam al-Hassan.
Protesters accused Syria of being behind the bombing that killed Mr. Hassan, and called for Prime Minister Mikati to resign./.
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