Armed clashes erupt at demonstrations demanding end to judge’s investigation of huge blast last year

Six people have died and more than a dozen others have been injured in armed clashes that broke out in Beirut during a protest demanding an end to a judicial investigation into last year’s massive blast in the city’s port.

The deployment of soldiers failed to stem the violence, which took on a sectarian tone. The fighting happened near a civil war-era frontline in which militias from Maronite Christian and Shia Muslim blocs have previously clashed.

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Source: The Guardian