Hezbollah Supporters Converge on Beirut Airport Over Iran Flight
- Authorities prevent airliner from landing, causing commotion
- Lebanon says flight was delayed over new security measures
The protesters, some of whom held placards bearing photos and slogans championing the late leader Hassan Nasrallah, set tires alight, causing congestions near the airport.
Photographer: Gabriel Pacheco/AFP/Getty Images
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Supporters of the militant group Hezbollah blocked the entrance to Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport and surrounding roads after Lebanese authorities prohibited an Iranian plane from landing.
The confrontation unfolded a day after the Israel Defense Forces accused Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, and the Quds Force, a wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, of using Beirut-bound civilian flights to smuggle money.