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Beirut explosion: Protests continue as anger grows over deadly blast

Lebanese protesters call for their politicians to resign and be punished for negligence they say led to last week's blast, the biggest ever to hit Beirut, that killed 158 people and injured more than 6,000, compounding months of political and economic meltdown.

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Beirut explosion: Protests continue as anger grows over deadly blast

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  1. Lebanese protest government as anger over Beirut blast grows

  2. A demonstrator gestures during a protest following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, in Beirut, Lebanon, August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  3. Demonstrators are seen during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  4. A photographer takes cover as policemen withdraw while demonstrators throw stones during a protest following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, in Beirut, Lebanon, August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  5. Tear gas is fired by police towards demonstrators during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

  6. A demonstrator uses a tennis racket to return a tear gas canister to riot police, during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  7. Police officers are seen during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  8. A demonstrator walks towards Lebanese riot police during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  9. A demonstrator throws a rock during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  10. Protesters run away from security forces, in front of a burning building during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  11. Demonstrators run away from tear gas fired by police during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

  12. Demonstrators take part in a protest, following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah

  13. Demonstrators run to take cover from tear gas fired by police during a protest, following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

  14. A demonstrator gestures with his middle fingers as a truck is seen on fire during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  15. An injured demonstrator is evacuated during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  16. A wounded man is seen during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  17. An injured man is helped during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  18. Rescuers assist demonstrators during a protest, following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

  19. Demonstrators chant slogans outside the premises of the Lebanese foreign ministry during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

  20. Demonstrators try to break a fence during a protest following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, in Beirut, Lebanon, August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  21. A demonstrator hurls stones at riot police during a protest, following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

  22. A demonstrator looks at police as he hides behind an improvised shield during a protest following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, in Beirut, Lebanon, August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  23. Security forces are seen in the background during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  24. Demonstrators hurl stones during a protest, following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah

  25. A demonstrator destroys the facade panel during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  26. Demonstrators take part in a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

  27. A man gestures during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  28. A truck is seen on fire as people protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020.REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

  29. Riot police fire tear gas at demonstrators during a protest, following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

  30. A demonstrator runs for cover after throwing stones at riot police with a tennis racket, during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  31. A demonstrator waves the Lebanese flag in front of riot police during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  32. A wounded demonstrator is carried into an ambulance during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  33. Demonstrators gather in a building during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  34. Demonstrators gather outside the premises of the Lebanese foreign ministry during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

  35. A demonstrator steps on a picture of Lebanese President Michel Aoun, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ellen Francis

  36. A demonstrator hurls stones during a protest following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

  37. Riot police members run after demonstrators during a protest near the parliament building following Tuesday's blast, in Beirut, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

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