Em Nazih Cafe Owner & Employees Got Arrested While Fixing Their Blasted Place In Beirut

On Monday, the 24th of August, Abu Nazih, the owner of the popular Em Nazih Cafe in Gemmayzeh and five of the cafe's employees were arrested.

They were taken and detained while cleaning out the building that was severely affected by the Beirut explosion.

The owner's daughter went live on Facebook when the arrest took place. Members of the Internal Security Forces asked for the workers' ID, reportedly to check their nationalities, the thing that caused a dispute between Abu Nazih, his daughter, and the ISF members.

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It can also be heard in the video that the daughter was shouting at the cops not to pull at Abu Nazih's broken shoulder as they were forcing him away in handcuffs.

Em Nazih's owner was badly injured in the explosion of Beirut port that blasted his cafe-restaurant.