Police fired tear gas in central Beirut to disperse thousands of protesters after riots broke out during a march against the ruling elite amid a severe economic crisis. The Lebanese Red Cross said it took 30 people to hospitals and treated 45 others.
Anti-government demonstrators clash with riot police at a road leading to the parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. Riot police fired tears gas and sprayed protesters with water cannons near parliament building to disperse thousands of people after riots broke out during a march against the ruling elite amid a severe economic crisis.
As rioting took place in central Beirut, thousands of other protesters arrived later from three different parts of the city to join the demonstration. The protesters had called for a demonstration Saturday afternoon with the theme “we will not pay the price” in reference to debt that stands at about $87 billion, or more than 150% of GDP.
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