▲大批群眾聽到槍響及爆炸聲逃命。(圖/翻攝自推特)
記者詹雅婷/綜合外電報導
黎巴嫩首都貝魯特(Beirut)14日驚傳爆炸聲及激烈槍響,發生地點就在真主黨(Hezbollah)及其盟友支持者的示威抗議現場周邊,造成至少1人死亡、6人受傷。依據推特流傳的畫面,隨著槍聲響起,大批群眾紛紛逃命躲避。
A sniper opens fire at a Hezbollah-Amal protest to demand the removal of Bitar, the judge in charge of investigating the Beirut port explosion. There are dead and wounded. A very dangerous escalation pic.twitter.com/lZdWIlXHep
— Liz Sly (@LizSly) October 14, 2021
路透報導,這場示威活動在抗議負責調查港口爆炸事件的法官,但整起槍擊事件的起因仍不清楚。現已知在槍響發生後,當地軍隊出動,並傳出至少2起爆炸聲。當地醫院已接受多名受傷患者。
黎巴嫩軍方最新聲明表示,多名示威者當時正前往貝魯特司法部( Justice Palace),但卻遇上槍擊事件,目前正在尋找襲擊抗議群眾的人,將對任何持有武器者開火,敦促一般民眾遠離街道。
BREAKING: roof top sniper opened fire at pro-hezbollah protest against corrupt judge Bitar presiding over #BeirutBlast case #Beirutpic.twitter.com/VpQGtvqUNh
— Syrian Girl (@Partisangirl) October 14, 2021
#Lebanon : Casualties rushed to hospital in #Beirut as security situation worsens with gunmen on the streets pic.twitter.com/XppEmpMfzw
— osama fleyeh (@OsamaFleyeh) October 14, 2021
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