The Lebanese commemorated on Wednesday the year since the explosions in the port of Beirut that killed more than 200 people.
On the sidelines of this tribute, a demonstration to denounce the inaction of the political class gave rise to clashes with the police.
REPORTAGE
Anger and mourning.
In Lebanon, one year to the day after the explosions that devastated Beirut, tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the center of the capital on Wednesday, pointing to the inaction of their leaders as the country struggles to recover.
This day was also placed under the sign of mourning, in memory of the more than 200 people who lost their lives in the disaster.
Religious ceremonies were held in the port of Beirut, still marked by the explosion.
At the end of the day, the names of the 214 dead identified to date echoed through a loudspeaker.
In the front row: the families of the victims with portraits of their loved ones who died last year.
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Clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement
A little earlier, by the tens of thousands, the Lebanese converged in the streets of the city center, chanting slogans demanding justice and truth.
Because a year later, the investigation into the explosion of August 4 is still at a standstill.
The political class is accused of doing everything to torpedo the work of the examining magistrate.
None of the senior officials then in office has been implicated.
At the end of the day, the tension was palpable in the streets of the capital with clashes in front of the Parliament.
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with water cannons and tear gas.