Thousands of Protesters Mark 2 Years Since Beirut Port Blast as Part of Silos Collapse

Relatives of victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion hold portraits of loved ones and an altered Lebanese flag to mark the second anniversary of the massive blast, outside the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Thousands of protesters marched in the Lebanese capital on Thursday to mark the second anniversary of a cataclysmic explosion at the Beirut port, with chants denouncing the government's failure to uncover the truth behind the blast.

In a grim reminder of the disaster, several grain silos that were left heavily damaged by the blast collapsed on Thursday afternoon, only hundreds of meters away from where crowds were gathering at the city's waterfront.