Protesters pour into streets of Lebanese capital to decry collapse of economy, as clashes erupt between supporters and opponents of Shia group, Hezbollah
Demonstrators gesture during a protest against the government performance and worsening economic conditions, in Beirut, Lebanon, June 6, 2020.
With most of the virus curbs now lifted and economic conditions worsening, they resumed protests with calls for early parliamentary elections and tougher measures to fight corruption and return looted state funds.Others demanded that the powerful Shia paramilitary group Hezbollah be disarmed. Supporters and opponents of Hebzollah also threw stones at each other prompting the army to intervene by forming a human chain to separate them, an AFP photographer said.
The Lebanese Red Cross said on Twitter 37 people were wounded in Saturday's violence, most of them treated at the scene.The pound currency has lost more than half of its value on the parallel market, prices have soared, and companies dealing with the double blow of the coronavirus have axed jobs.
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