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Beirut stands in solidarity with Nigeria’s Shia community

Hundreds have gathered outside the Nigerian Embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut to denounce the crimes committed by the Nigerian army against the Shia community.

Lamees Karout 

Press TV, Beirut

Hundreds have gathered outside the Nigerian Embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut to denounce the crimes committed by the Nigerian army against the Shia community. This as Nigerian authorities remain tight-lipped over last week’s events, particularly about the fate of top Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky. Press TV’s Lamees Karout went among the protesters and sent us this report.