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Photos: Hundreds wounded in weekend of clashes in Lebanon
Updated On Jan 20, 2020 06:44 pm IST
Lebanese anti-riot police dispersed protesters in Beirut on Sunday, as heavy rain capped a weekend of rare violence that wounded hundreds. Medics said 145 people were wounded in the latest clashes, taking the casualty toll to more than 530 in two days. Unprecedented protests have rocked Lebanon since October 17, with citizens demanding the ouster of a political class viewed as corrupt and responsible for an ever-deepening economic crisis. The World Bank has warned the poverty rate in Lebanon could rise from a third to half of the population if the political crisis is not resolved soon.
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Police pass flames rising from the tents of the anti-government protesters, which were set on fire during ongoing protests against the political elite in Beirut. Lebanese anti-riot police dispersed stone-throwing protesters with tear gas in Lebanon’s capital on Sunday, as heavy rain capped a weekend of rare violence that wounded hundreds. (Hussein Malla / AP)
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Protesters hurl stones at riot police guarding a road leading to the Lebanese parliament. Medics said 145 people were wounded in the latest clashes, taking the casualty toll to more than 530 in two days. (Patrick Baz / AFP)
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Riot police stand guard during clashes with anti-government protesters. Unprecedented protests have rocked the country since October 17, with citizens from all religious backgrounds demanding the ouster of a political class viewed as inept, corrupt and responsible for an ever-deepening economic crisis. (Hassan Ammar / AP)
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An anti-government demonstrator throws back tear gas at riot policemen with a tennis racket. Thick clouds of white tear gas billowed in central Beirut, as police pushed protesters out of a flashpoint road near parliament after hours of clashes, before the downpour largely cleared the streets. (Bilal Hussein / AP)
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Anti-government protesters use laser ray lights during a clash with riot police. For a second night in a row, dozens of people started lobbing stones at police behind a metal barricade blocking a road to parliament, crying “revolution, revolution”. (Hassan Ammar / AP)
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An anti-government protester stands on barriers as he throws stones against the anti- riot police. Police forces responded with water canons, rubber bullets and then thick plumes of tear gas that pushed demonstrators back towards a main square, AFP reported. (Hassan Ammar / AP)
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A Lebanese riot policeman fires tear gas canisters from a launcher during clashes. The Red Cross said more than 145 people were injured, including 45 who needed treatment in hospital. (Anwar Amro / AFP)
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Lebanese protesters take cover amid clashes with riot police near the parliament. On Saturday, at least 377 people were wounded—both protesters and members of the security forces—according to a toll compiled by AFP from figures provided by the Red Cross and Civil Defence. Lawyers said more than 40 protesters were arrested on Saturday before being released. (Patrick Baz / AFP)
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Outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who stepped down on October 29, urged political parties to “stop wasting time”. “Form a government and pave the way towards political and economic solutions,” he said. (AP / PTI)
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