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The Lebanese government says it has given an investigative committee four days to determine who is responsible for the devastating explosion on Tuesday. But many Lebanese are blaming the blast on the failings of their political class. The blast killed at least 137 people, injured more than five thousand and left tens of thousands homeless. So can the investigation be free and fair? Former prime minister of Lebanon, Tammam Salam, explains why the current government have lost the confidence of the people and his fears that evidence about the explosion could be 'tampered with'.

Picture: Anti-government protesters hold the national flag in front of riot police in Beirut, August 2020 Credit: EPA