Gunfire erupted in Beirut on Thursday, killing at least one person and wounding 8, as Hezbollah supporters rallied to protest the investigating judge into last year’s deadly port blast.
People ran for cover as heavy gunfire and ambulance sirens could be heard in a live broadcast by Lebanon’s media.
One man died of a gunshot to the head and three of the eight wounded are in critical condition, said Mariam Hassan of the Sahel Hospital in Beirut’s southern suburbs, AFP reports.
Additionally, at least two explosions were heard as the Lebanese army deployed heavily in the area, according to Reuters.
Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV said the gunfire was targeting protestors as they headed to the nearby Justice Palace.
A legal complaint against the investigating judge was dismissed by court earlier on Thursday, allowing judge Tarek Bitar to resume his investigation into the explosion that killed more than 200 people.
Bitar sought to question several senior officials, including allies of the Hizbollah, suspected of negligence that led to the port explosion, which killed more than 200 people and destroyed swathes of the Lebanese capital.
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