New Delhi, 15 October 2021

As per news report of BBC, Gunfire broke out on Thursday during a protest by Shia Muslim groups against the judge investigating last year's huge blast at the city's port. Hezbollah, which organised the protest, says demonstrators were fired on by gunmen on rooftops. They blamed a Christian faction, although the group denies the charge. Huge tension surrounds the inquiry into the port explosion that killed 219 in August 2020. Swathes of the city were devastated by the blast, but no-one has yet been held accountable. Hezbollah and its allies say the investigating judge is biased, but the victims' families support his work. What began as a protest outside the Palace of Justice - the main court building - by hundreds of people arguing the investigation had become politicised and demanding the removal of Judge Tarek Bitar quickly escalated

Source - bbc.com

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