As Beirut negotiates an International Monetary Fund package it hopes will secure billions of dollars in financing to prop up its collapsing economy
Anti-government protesters gather at Martyrs Square during ongoing protests against the Lebanese government, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, June 6, 2020.Hundreds of Lebanese protesters took to the streets on Saturday to voice outrage over the government’s handling of a deep economic crisis, with security forces firing tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse rock-throwing demonstrators.
Protesters burned garbage bins and ransacked a furniture shop in the capital’s upscale shopping district, smashing its storefront and hauling out a couch to block a road.Security forces responded by firing rounds of tear gas, footage from Lebanese broadcasters showed. Political and religious leaders across sectarian lines warned against the danger of sectarian violence.
Among the demands of some protesters on Saturday was the disarming of powerful Shi’ite paramilitary group Hezbollah.
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