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"This action, the act of collective mobilization and cleaning, proved that Lebanon is for all, the Lebanese people are the government, they, we are handling this better than the government, look around" #Lebanon edition.cnn.com/2020/08/09/mid…
Meanwhile, on the streets of Lebanese capital, many people -- some skeptical about what the authorities will do and when -- were taking the clean-up operation following Tuesday's blast and violent protests Saturday into their own hands. #BeirutExplosions #Lebanon
A group of Ethiopian men and women were heading from the Gemmayze neighborhood to downtown to help with the clean-up.
Sunday is their "Off" day in #Lebanon as migrant workers - Yet here they were, cleaning the city.
Christine Tawil, who's Syrian, said she had come from Burj Hammoud, northeast of the city, to find aid and food for herself, her parents & 2 brothers. "Our whole house was damaged," she said. "I now worry that because we are Syrians, our loss won't be prioritized. #Lebanon #Syria
On Saturday, dubbed "Judgment Day" by protesters, demonstrations had stretched to surrounding neighborhoods and the city's main motorway.
Many Mock gallows around the #Lebanonprotests
People injured in the protests or during the clean-up operation are offered medical help at a stand run by the NGO @INARAorg. #Lebanon
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