Over 57,000 people have signed an online petition to "place Lebanon under a French mandate for the next 10 years" as of Friday morning. The petition on the community petition website Avaaz was reportedly set up by Lebanese citizens on Wednesday following the explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday, killing over 140 people and injuring more than 5,000.
"Lebanon’s officials have clearly shown a total inability to secure and manage the country," the petition reads. "With a failing system, corruption, terrorism and militia the country has just reached its last breath." "We believe Lebanon should go back under the French mandate in order to establish a clean and durable governance." -Full Report
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