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BEIRUT PORT EXPLOSION

William Noun, resistance fighter

The activist, whose brother was among the firefighters who perished in the 2020 Beirut port explosion, has become the prey of a counter-judicial system.

William Noun, resistance fighter

William Noun after his release from detention Saturday. (Credit: Anwar Amro/AFP)

​​Everyone is trying to take pictures of him. Opposition MPs rush to hug him. Journalists swarm around him, and so are the protestors.He is the man of the moment. He is William Noun.Between questions, he greets the demonstrators at the State Security barracks under the portraits of the firefighters who lost their lives on Aug. 4, 2020, including Noun’s brother, Joe.Noun has just been released from custody. Into the microphone, he confidently says that he will not stop fighting “as long as the investigation is being obstructed.”State Security arrested Noun Friday after he made remarks Thursday night during a television talk show in which he threatened to “blow up the Justice Palace” in Beirut. Noun was released on bail and left the Ramlet al-Baida barracks.During the talk show, responding to yet another attempt to torpedo the port...
​​Everyone is trying to take pictures of him. Opposition MPs rush to hug him. Journalists swarm around him, and so are the protestors.He is the man of the moment. He is William Noun.Between questions, he greets the demonstrators at the State Security barracks under the portraits of the firefighters who lost their lives on Aug. 4, 2020, including Noun’s brother, Joe.Noun has just been released from custody. Into the microphone, he confidently says that he will not stop fighting “as long as the investigation is being obstructed.”State Security arrested Noun Friday after he made remarks Thursday night during a television talk show in which he threatened to “blow up the Justice Palace” in Beirut. Noun was released on bail and left the Ramlet al-Baida barracks.During the talk show, responding to yet another attempt to torpedo...