Lebanon: Protester killed as clashes intensify in Beirut *DISTRESSING CONTENT*

Follow us on Telegram: Subscribe to our channel! The body of a protester could be seen lying in the street after gunfire broke out in Beirut on Thursday, following clashes between police and a group of protesters calling for the removal of a judge involved in the 2020 Beirut explosion probe. The Lebanese army has been drafted in. A group of fellow protesters could be seen rushing to the body in the street, before dragging it out of view. Shortly beforehand, the protester was seen holding an RPG weapon and being shot at. Gunshots could be heard in the background and smoke filled the streets, as military personnel fired at a residential building thought to harbour the shooters. Armoured vehicles were deployed to the area, leading to the arrest of one shooter. The Lebanese Army has called for people to vacate the streets, announcing that anyone carrying live rounds in the protest area would be shot. At least five people have died in the shooting according to t