Overnight clashes broke out between Lebanese security and protesters in downtown Beirut. The demonstrators returned to the streets of the Lebanese capital in large numbers, but the scene turned into confrontations.
The protests gripping Lebanon pose an extraordinary challenge to Beirut’s political leadership, which must move the country ahead or step aside.
Noteworthy, more than 400 people were injured on Saturday during fierce and armed clashes between Lebanese anti-government protesters and security forces in Beirut.
The highest toll of injures has been recorded on Saturday since the protests erupted three months ago, with the Red Cross and Civil Defense saying 400 people at least were rushed to hospitals or treated at the scene.
It is expected that more demonstrations will be staged in the current period as part of the wave of popular unrest witnessed by the country since the ouster of the Lebanese political class, which the activists condemn as inept and corrupt.
During Saturday’s clashes, Lebanon’s police sprayed water cannons and fired tear gas near parliament in Beirut, while protesters were hurling stones after a march against the political elite devolved into rioting.
Hundreds were injured in teargas and fireworks clashes between the Lebanese protesters and the riot police around the Parliament in Najmeh Square.
Protesters had called Saturday for a week of “anger” as an economic crisis deepened after all efforts to form a new government reached a deadlock.
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