Im Claire Richards and welcome to the show lebanons capital beirut is facing a 2nd day of protests against the government following tuesdays devastating explosion that killed more than 150 people and injured at thousands protesters hurled rocks at Security Forces are blocking a road near Lebanons Parliament where this is say hundreds of people are converging on a main square the same place where thousands protested on saturday they blame the political elite for the countrys economic and political woes. Well for more on the situation in beirut a lets bring in our correspondent basle r. A. D vassal nice to see you again we saw how yesterdays protests resulted in more than a 100 people being injured how does the situation compare today. Its saying yesterday at this moment the policy just crossed next to my right playing to the protesters it was complete chaos i dont know what a go at the protesters try to do the problem is they thought they succeeded in having a hole in the seam and said
Im kyra trades and welcome to the show World Leaders have pledged more than 250000000 euros in emergency aid for lebanon following tuesdays devastating explosion in the capital beirut the city has been rocked by another day of unrest amid clashes between protesters and Security Forces several government ministers have stepped down in response to growing anger and demonstrators blame the countrys a political elite for deep rooted corruption and for negligence that ended in tragedy. Another evening at anger in beirut violent clashes with Security Forces as people protest for a 2nd day the sun raised was it off i choose days mass even devastating explosion these protestors lay the blame directly on what i say lebanons corrupt leaders sunday saw a number of government officials quit over the crisis in the hunt that this is the point of no return the people are hungry the economy is collapsing the economic financial and monetary crisis is escalating how family children relatives and friends
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