BEIRUT, Jan 20 — Lebanese security forces fired water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas yesterday to try to break up stone-throwing protesters in Beirut, which has been rocked by some of the worst violence since unrest erupted in October. Yesterday's confrontation broke out near parliament a...
Smoke rises as a demonstrator walks during a protest against a ruling elite accused of steering Lebanon towards economic crisis in Beirut, Lebanon January 19, 2020. — Reuters pic
Unrest in the capital this week has deepened the multi-faceted crisis sweeping Lebanon as it grapples with financial strains that have sunk the currency, pushed up prices and driven banks to impose capital controls. “It's clear that the more they step up their violence, the more people's strength and determination grow.”
Some tried to climb over barbed wire and fencing to storm a heavily barricaded part of central Beirut that includes parliament. One man jabbed police with a pole across the barriers as the violence escalated. The Internal Security Forces urged people to remain calm and said otherwise it would be forced to repel them.
Interior Minister Raya al-Hassan said people had the right to protest but it was unacceptable to “blatantly assault” security forces.
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