Lebanon: Shots fired near Beirut Courthouse – One dead and five injured

By Derek Black On Oct 14, 2021

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Pyre from automatic weapons fell today, Thursday (14/10) at Lebanon, in the area near the Beirut Courthouse where supporters of Hezbollah and the Amal movement had gathered to protest against Judge Tarek Bitar, head of the investigation into the explosion in the Lebanese capital’s port.

One person was killed and five others were seriously injured in the shootings, according to APE-MPE.

A sniper opens fire at a Hezbollah-Amal protest to demand the removal of Bitar, the judge in charge of investigating the Beirut port explosion. There are dead and wounded. A very dangerous escalation pic.twitter.com/lZdWIlXHep

— Liz Sly (@LizSly) October 14, 2021

Al Jadeed television broadcast images of people running to cover.

🇱🇧 Lebanon: Snipers shoot at protesters in Tayyouneh area heading to rally near the Palace of Justice in Beirut. Casualties feared during the shooting in Tayyouneh, ambulances head to the area pic.twitter.com/rDbyULYinN

— INTELSky (@Intel_Sky) October 14, 2021

Earlier, the court rejected an objection against Judge Bitar, allowing him to remain in charge of the judicial investigation.