Protesters attacked the home of Lebanon’s prime minister-designate after a petrol tank explosion killed 27 people and injured 79 others on Sunday. Dozens of demonstrators demanded Najib Mikati’s resignation, threw stones at his house and clashed with police. Mr Mikati said he understood “the cries of people” but condemned what he called the “unacceptable vandalism”. The army said the explosion occurred as soldiers handed out petrol seized from black marketeers in the Akkar region. The cause of the blast was not clear, but a large crowd was gathered around the tank at the time, it added.(BBC)…[+]