LIVE: Lebanese protesters call for government to resign over Beirut explosions

Ruptly is live from Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square on Saturday, August 8, as protesters demand the resignation of the country’s government which they blame for Tuesday’s port explosions. The blasts are thought to have been caused by the still unexplained ignition of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical material which was reportedly stored without precautionary measures at the port, according to Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab. President Michel Aoun was reported as telling local med