- Title: 428 LB Beirut protest voxpops more
- Date: 7th August 2020
- Description:Anger grows in Beirut: protesters say they "lost everything" Lebanese people gathered in downtown Beirut on Saturday for planned anti-government protests following Tuesday’s deadly blast in the city. Police in riot gear fired tear gas after several protesters attempted to break through a barrier near government buildings, according to reports. Protesters chanted “the people want the fall of the regime,” and held posters saying “Leave, you are all killers,” as they marched to Martyrs’ Square in the city centre. Demonstrators blame Lebanon’s political leadership for the blast. Many of them lost everything, their friends, their homes. At least 154 people have been confirmed killed and over 5,000 others injured as national and international search and recovery teams comb the rubble left in the wake of the blast at Beirut port. Shotlist - VOXPOP (English) Rinelda: "We are tired of this, we are suffering. That’s it simply." - MS Protesters holding large flag of Lebanon - VOXPOP (English) Tatiana: "I feel very angry and I feel very sad, because I lost friends, and my friends are homeless, they lost their lives, they lost their homes. We lost everything, because of government negligence. Because they take our lives like it has no value, they steal our money. We have an explosion, and not even search and rescue team to go and dig people from under the rubble, we have to wait for the French or the Dutch to come. So we wanna know where did our money go. I am enraged, I am sad and I am enraged. I am angry, and I am here to tell them their time is up." - MS Protesters marching - VOXPOP (English) George: "As you can see over there the smoke is coming from the bullets and gas. The army is protecting the institution, the corrupted institution instead of protecting people. You have thousands of people here alone, nobody protecting them. They just want to protect the corrupted people, this is what the army is doing. The army should be with the people not against the people, they are from the people, they are as poor as we are." - VOXPOP (English) Marilyn: "Honestly, we lost everything. And we have nothing but each other anymore, we are one of the most beautiful countries in the world, and it's damaged. The people were broken, we are burned out. We don't have any feet to stand back up on our feet. And it is overwhelming what is happening. The solidarity what we are seeing.. They broke us, they amputated us, we drove back to clean everything up and no one helped. So, it's overwhelming what's happening."
- Collection: ORF
- Genre:News
- Producer:ORF
- Transmission Date:08/08/2020
- Decade: 2020s