Protesters have occupied the building of the Lebanese Foreign Ministry in Beirut, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday from the scene
BEIRUT (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th August, 2020) Protesters have occupied the building of the Lebanese Foreign Ministry in Beirut, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday from the scene.
The crowd took over a section of the building and unfurled banners reading "Beirut is a demilitarized city" and "the capital of the revolution."
The Foreign Ministry's building was heavily damaged in the recent port warehouse blast.
Protests resumed in the Lebanese capital earlier in the day, with protesters demanding a resignation of the government and social reforms. Protests have already been marred by violence, with demonstrators throwing projectiles and police firing tear gas.
