Lebanon prosecutor suspends port probe amid political tussle Lebanon’s top politicians have rallied around the argument that the indictment of a minister should be submitted to a vote in parliament. Friday 18/12/2020 Lebanese protesters scuffle with security forces during a demonstration against the lack of progress in the probe about Beirut port blast. (AFP) BEIRUT – The Lebanese judge investigating the huge explosion that rocked Beirut in August has suspended the probe after two ministers he charged requested he be removed, judicial sources said Thursday. The development, reported by Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA), comes after a stormy week that cast doubt on the fate of the investigation into the August 4 blast that killed over 200 people and destroyed parts of Beirut.