Watch Moment Residents Evacuated as Anti-Tank Shell Hits Building in Beirut
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A military operation in Lebanon's capital of Beirut was launched on Thursday after unknown gunmen opened fire on a group of people heading to the Justice Palace to protest against the judge investigating the deadly explosion in the city's port in August 2020.
Watch the moment an anti-tank shell hits a building in Beirut.
The exact moment an anti-tank shell hits a building in Beirut pic.twitter.com/1u0KDze0mg
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More footage shows women and children being evacuated from the building after it was hit by a projectile. Reporters were hiding in the building before it was targeted.
Militants fired three RPGs at buildings in #Beirut’s Tayouneh district, where a military operation is going on. One shell hit the 3rd floor of a building where journalists were hiding, but the incident led to no casualties. Video shows women and kids being evacuated from building pic.twitter.com/orzSdFU1Wf
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Just recently, the Lebanese Army announced that it has identified some of the militants who fired at the protesters and is pursuing them, according to the Al-Mayadeen TV channel.
