Beirut blast: Anti-government protests
On Thursday Lebanese police fired teargas to disperse protests near parliament
On Thursday Lebanese security forces fired teargas at demonstrators in Beirut, as rage over the country鈥檚 leadership grew following a massive explosion that laid waste to large parts of the capital on Tuesday. The blast killed at least 149 people and injured about 5,000 others. With further anti-government demonstrations planned for Saturday, we speak to protesters in Beirut.
And we hear from a young woman in Beirut who was making of making a TikTok video when the blast occurred. The video has since been viewed more than 25 million times.
Also, following President Donald Trump's order for American firms to stop doing business with the Chinese app TikTok, we speak to TikTok content creators in the US.
(Photo: Protesters clash with riot police in Beirut, 04 August 2020. Credit: EPA/NABIL MOUNZER)
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