“On August 8, 2020, when army units were conducting police operations and during the protests that took place in the Beirut area, soldiers were pelted with stones, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails, as a result of which 105 people were injured,” the statement said.
Among the injured are eight officers, two of whom were seriously injured.
Earlier it was reported that more than 700 people were injured during clashes between protesters and law enforcement officials in Beirut.
On August 8, an anti-government rally in the center of Beirut, whose participants demanded the resignation of the Cabinet after an explosion in the port, escalated into clashes between protesters and police.
On August 4, a powerful explosion occurred in the port area in the capital of Lebanon. More than 150 people were killed, about 5 thousand were injured. More than 60 people are reported missing.