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Explainer: Why Lebanon port blast families keep clashing with police

Families of the Beirut port explosion victims continue to protest, asking for justice.

The northern collapsed section of the grain silos in the Port of Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 23, 2022.
The northern collapsed section of the grain silos in the Port of Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 23, 2022. — Marwan Tahtah/Getty Images

 

Families of the Beirut port explosion clashed again this week with riot police, as they tried to enter the Lebanese Justice Palace, holding photos of the victims and calling for an independent judiciary.

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