Protests in Beirut as Lebanese capital marks three years since catastrophic port blast
Three years after Beirut’s massive port blast, attempts to prosecute those responsible are mired in political intrigue and many Lebanese have less faith than ever in their disintegrating state institutions.
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00:00 Protests in Beirut on Friday mark three years since one of history`s biggest non-nuclear
00:06 explosions rocked the Lebanese capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring more than
00:12 6,000. Demonstrators are demanding answers as no one has yet been held accountable for
00:18 the blast, triggered by a fire in a warehouse where a vast stockpile of chemical fertilizer
00:23 had been stored for years.
00:25 French President Emmanuel Macron, who visited Beirut after the explosion, wrote on Twitter
00:30 that the city`s inhabitants can count on France`s solidarity and friendship.
00:35 On Thursday, 300 individuals and organizations called on the United Nations to establish
00:40 a fact-finding investigation into the blast, as a domestic probe has come to a standstill.
00:51 The blast struck amid Lebanon`s economic crisis that the World Bank has dubbed one of the
01:00 worst in recent history, pulverizing its currency and wiping out people`s savings.
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