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Clashes erupt between Lebanese protesters and security forces in downtown Beirut as the country marks the first anniversary of the port blast that ravaged the city and killed more than 200 people. Dozens were injured when Lebanese police clashed with protesters demanding accountability for last year's Beirut port explosion. IMAGES
Lebanese march towards Beirut's port to mark a year since a cataclysmic explosion ravaged the city, protesting impunity over the country's worst peacetime disaster at a time when its economy was already in tatters. IMAGES
Lebanese march towards Beirut port to mark a year since a cataclysmic explosion ravaged the city, protesting impunity over the country's worst peacetime disaster at a time when its economy was already in tatters.
The August 4 blast that thundered through Beirut levelled entire neighbourhoods, killed more than 200 people, wounded 6,500 others and pummelled the lives of survivors. A year later, AFP caught up with some survivors who spoke about the lasting trauma left behind by the explosion.
Workers construct a 25-metre-tall steel sculpture dubbed "The Gesture" by Lebanese artist Nadim Karam made from debris from the August 4 blast at Beirut's port
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