Hundreds of thousands of people will participate, according to Jumanah Zabaneh.

- People from all over the country will participate and we know from previous demonstrations that the support will be so great, she says to TT.

"Hang them"

The demonstration, which goes under the slogan "Hang them", is expected to begin on Saturday afternoon. It will start in Beirut's port area, where the explosions occurred.

- Then we will go all the way to Martyrtorget and the market in the center, says Jumanah Zabaneh.

Jumanah Zabaneh's home was partially destroyed in the explosions, but she and her family escaped unharmed.

- We may have survived but it is a terrible trauma. We mourn all those who have died and been injured and those who are still missing. This demonstration is also an act of solidarity, to show that we Lebanese are united.

Like so many others, Jumanah Zabaneh feels that the explosions were the last straw.

- It's about human life, and not just about an economic crisis now. The mismanagement is total and consistent, from beginning to end. Between the first and the second explosion, there were no warnings to stay away from the area and at sunset, the authorities stopped their search for people, says Jumanah Zabaneh.

- We feel so desperate, so humiliated and diminished. We demand that the fragmented government we have today be removed immediately. Now it must really be enough, we must once and for all get a functioning state apparatus.

"They kill us"

Activist Hussein El Achi, who also intends to take part in Saturday's demonstration, tells TT that it is probably inevitable that today's protests will be violent.

- Previously, it was about the rulers killing our society, but now they are killing us. It's about murder now, he says.

He adds:

- What happened on the fourth of August became a turning point for our country. We no longer appeal, now we demand a change in the feudal society where the ruling class has so long abused its power. Our anger will change society.

The protests against authorities and government began after it emerged that a large amount of highly explosive substances, against better knowledge, were stored in warehouses in Beirut's port area. More than 150 people were killed and thousands injured in Tuesday's blasts.

The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on Swedes in Beirut to stay away from the protests.

- We have no general travel advice to stay inside Lebanon. On the other hand, when there are demonstrations and clashes, you should stay away from them, says Anton Dahlquist, press communicator at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.