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The ISF has denied that it launched tear gas at protesters gathered near the central bank in Hamra earlier today, claiming instead that demonstrators set off fireworks
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Demonstrators are gathering in Saida’s Elia intersection, amid a heavy security presence that has blocked traffic at the site
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74 days after the explosion at the Beirut port left at least 202 people dead and over 6,500 injured, demonstrators light the Oct. 17 torch in honor of the victims
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As demonstrators marched to the Beirut port, a small group of protesters gathered in front of the northern entrance to Nijmeh Square and Parliament, the site of previous clashes with security forces. The situation is currently calm
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Protesters are converging on the Beirut port to light a torch in memory of the victims of the Aug. 4 explosion. The blast killed at least 202 people; over two months later, no one has been held accountable
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Demonstrators at the central bank have split, with one group moving to the nearby Interior Ministry, another marching through Hamra and a third heading toward the Port of Beirut for an expected commemoration of the devastating Aug. 4 explosion
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The situation is calm outside the central bank’s headquarters as protest groups continue to rally there
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Security forces launch tear gas at protesters gathered in front of the central bank in Beirut
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Protesters are marching through the tunnel leading from downtown Beirut toward the central bank headquarters in Hamra, chanting, "Saad, Saad, Saad, don't even think about it," in reference to Saad Hariri's campaign to return as prime minister
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A couple hundred activists wearing “Thawra Shield” vests are gathered in downtown Beirut. One of their organizers, Joe Nasrallah, told L’Orient Today they are there to prevent rioting in front of Parliament and to keep the protests peaceful to encourage greater turnout
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