Protesters ransack UN building after Israeli air strike

PROTESTERS, angered by the Israeli air strike in Qana that killed up to 50 refugees, broke into the main UN building in Beirut yesterday, burning UN and American flags.

Outside, demonstrators chanted slogans against Israel and the US and denounced Arab governments for not doing enough to stop Israel’s 19-day bombardment of Lebanon.

Several thousand people amassed outside the building in downtown Beirut chanting “Death to Israel, death to America. We sacrifice our blood and souls for Lebanon”.