ALBAWABA - Angry relatives of Beirut blast victims have broken the front door of the Lebanese justice palace in a protest in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday.
The protest came in support of judge Tarek Bitar, who was leading the probe into the 2020 explosion, after being charged by Lebanon's top prosecutor in the highly political case.
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Bitar reopened the investigation in the Beirut blast, which killed over 200 people and injured 7,000 others. He charged eight other officials, including prosecutor general Ghassan Oueidat, in the explosion, raising the total number of suspects to 13.
Oueidat later released five out of suspects who were detained for questioning in the port blast case.
"Listen Oueidat, you will pay for the blood of the victims," chanted the families, while waiving posters showing photos of their loved ones, who died in the explosion.
