"The fall of the regime". This is what the Lebanese demonstrators are demanding, revolted by their representatives. The latter are accused of negligence after the explosion in the port of the capital. On Sunday, opponents of the regime once again confronted the police in front of Parliament and do not seem to stop. Some are ready to make the revolution to get out of the crisis.
Tear gas in the crowd
New clashes pitted demonstrators against the police in Beirut. Long orange streaks cross the black sky of the Lebanese capital. Tear gas rains down on the crowd, stinging noses, eyes and burning skin. An attempt to disperse the demonstrators, determined to bring down the regime.
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Using a tennis racket, Michel returns the projectiles. "We have no weapons, the whole Lebanese army is facing us. We are beaten, we are attacked, because there is an impossible aggression," he denounces. Hassan, he throws cobblestones torn off the ground. "What else can we do?" he asks. "Tomorrow, we will go down with weapons. We will take to the streets to fight these politicians, they have confiscated Lebanon and God willing we will take it back."
Target places of power
Taking up arms is not the solution envisaged by all the demonstrators. Others prefer to aim, like this weekend, at symbols of power such as Parliament or ministries. "To be heard, you need some damage. I think the population is supposed to take a breath and create this damage. We did not want to get there but we have no other choice," testifies a protester.
For another activist, it is above all about going fast. We must take advantage of the anger of the Lebanese to build a new regime on the ruins of the explosion. On Sunday, Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad and Environment Minister Damianos Kattar left the government. Decisions that will not be enough to appease the anger of the Lebanese.