Riot police have broken up an
anti-government protest in Beirut where at least 10,000 people had
gathered to demonstrate against a services crisis.
The police chased men and women from the
city’s Riad al-Solh square shortly after 10pm, beating both men and
women as they cleared the area. Several protesters were arrested.
The demonstrators had gathered in
downtown Beirut to call for the resignation of officials responsible for
the current waste crisis and for new elections.
The police earlier had called for
peaceful protesters to move from the square after protesters set fire to
rubbish and began climbing through a barbed-wire barricade.
Title : RIOT POLICE DISPERSE BEIRUT ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTER
Description : Riot police have broken up an anti-government protest in Beirut where at least 10,000 people had gathered to demonstrate against a servic...
