Explainer: Why Lebanon port blast families keep clashing with police

Families of the Beirut port explosion clashed again this week with riot police, as they tried to enter the Lebanese Justice Palace, holding photos of the victims and calling for an independent judiciary.

The demonstrations that have continued on Thursday are targeting the Lebanese political leadership accused of delaying the investigation into the port explosion led by Judge Tarek Bitar.

Windows were smashed with some people recalling the 2019 protests that spread across the country, leading to the collapse of the government.