Lebanon court dismisses case against Beirut blast judge allowing probe to continue

Lebanon court dismisses case against Beirut blast judge allowing probe to continue

Gunfire has been heard near the site of a protest against the judge in the Beirut port blast probe, according to Lebanese news channel Al Jadeed.

A Lebanese court on Thursday dismissed the latest legal complaint brought against the lead investigator of the Beirut port blast probe, allowing him to resume work, a judicial source and court documents showed.

The probe into last year’s catastrophic Beirut port blast that left over 200 dead was suspended this week on the back of a complaint brought forward by two top politicians lead judge Tarek Bitar was seeking to question.

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