An anti-government demonstration broke out in the Lebanese capital, and a policeman was attacked and killed.

　　[Global Network Report] Agence France-Presse reported on the 9 th that a large-scale anti-government demonstration took place on Saturday (8 th) local time in Beirut, Lebanon. Demonstrators clashed fiercely with the police, killing one policeman and injuring 238 others.

　　According to reports, several protesters led by retired Lebanese military officers rushed into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the center of Beirut and declared it the "revolutionary headquarters".

　　According to the report, the "takeover" was broadcast live by local TV stations. At that time, the attention of security forces was focused on demonstrations against government politicians in the country hundreds of meters away from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

　　According to the latest news from Agence France-Presse, these demonstrators were dispersed from the Foreign Ministry building after the arrival of the reinforced Lebanese internal security forces.

　　Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab delivered a televised speech on Saturday (8th) local time, saying that he would propose to hold parliamentary elections in advance to break the deadlock that plunged the country into political and economic crisis.

　　Diab said: "If we don’t hold parliamentary elections in advance, we can’t get rid of the structural crisis in this country." He added that an early poll of the Cabinet would be proposed on Monday (10th).

　　According to Agence France-Presse reported earlier, on the 8th, local time, thousands of protesters gathered in the center of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, expressing their anger and dissatisfaction with the government’s handling of the big explosion on the 4th, shouting that "the people want to overthrow the regime", saying that "this explosion that destroyed the whole city and shocked the world was the direct result of the incompetence and corruption of the Lebanese government". They threw stones and sticks at the police, who used tear gas to disperse them. According to British Sky News, the Lebanese military has also joined the police force for support.

　　The Lebanese Red Cross Society announced that 109 demonstrators were injured at present, and 22 of them have been taken to hospital for treatment.

　　According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, 158 people were killed, at least 6,000 were injured and 21 others were missing in the big explosion on August 4.