Thousands of supporters have gathered in downtown Beirut to mark the 20th anniversary of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s assassination

Thousands gathered in Beirut Friday to mark 20 years since the assassination of ex-premier Rafic Hariri, and to call for the return of his son Saad to political life. On Friday, thousands of flag-waving Hariri supporters began gathering at his father's burial site in Beirut.

Thousands gathered in the centre of Beirut on Friday to mark the 20-year anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri. His killing sparked a wave of demonstrations across Lebanon and the withdrawal of occupying Syrian forces in 2005.

Dozens of Hezbollah supporters blocked the road to Lebanon's only civilian airport after the new government prevented Iranian flights from landing in Beirut. UNIFIL said a convoy carrying peacekeepers was attacked.

A deputy commander of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon was injured and a UN vehicle torched late Friday by protesters blocking the road to Beirut airport. Demonstrators had been protesting against a decision by Lebanese authorities to revoke permission for a passenger plane from Iran to fly to Beirut on Thursday.

A UN peacekeeping force vehicle in Lebanon was torched Friday as supporters of militant group Hezbollah blocked the road to Beirut airport in protest, with UNIFIL reporting one commander wounded