Protesters try to storm Justice Palace over continued arrest of activists

Demonstrators on Monday tried to storm the Justice Palace in Beirut in protest at the continued detention of two activists who had taken part in the “heist” that targeted BLOM Bank on Wednesday.

The protesters reportedly managed to remove the metallic gate of the Palace as they also blocked roads in the area and set fire to trash bins.

Other protesters meanwhile blocked the Corniche al-Mazraa and Qasqas roads. It was not immediately clear whether this action was related to the activists’ detention.

Al-Jadeed TV meanwhile reported that the file of the two detainees, Abdul Rahman Zakaria and Mohammed Rustom, has been referred to Attorney General Judge Ziad Abu Haidar, who “will take a decision on it this afternoon.”