here On Saturday, police fired tear gas at stone-throwing protesters who tried to break through a barricade preventing access to the parliament building, reports the BBC.
It comes as the UK's Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has told Lebanon’s president Michel Aoun the UK will “stand by the country in its hour of need” after the devastating explosion in Beirut’s port, Downing Street said.A No 10 spokesman said: “The Prime Minister spoke to President Aoun of Lebanon this morning to convey the UK’s deepest sympathies to the Lebanese people following Tuesday’s devastating explosion.
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