Armed clashes erupt near Beirut protest against blast probe judge

Several killed and dozens wounded as gunfire erupts near site of protest against judge investigating Beirut port blast.

Several people have been killed and dozens of others wounded when gunfire erupted during a protest in Beirut by the armed group Hezbollah and its allies against the lead judge investigating last year’s massive explosion at the city’s port.

At least six people were killed and 25 others wounded in the gunfire, the Lebanese Red Cross told Al Jazeera.

The exchanges of fire involving snipers, pistols, automatic rifles, and rocket-propelled grenades were a dangerous escalation of tensions over the domestic probe.