8 minutes ago400 injured in conflict between protesters, order forces in Lebanon
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Protesters threw fireworks and pulled branches from trees to use against security forces that were shooting rubber bullets and tear gas on the most violent night of protests in Lebanon since the beginning of anti-government demonstrations in Lebanon three months ago. Lebanese medical groups say at least 377 people have been injured, [...]
Lebanese medical groups say at least 377 people have been injured, including 80 who were sent to hospital on Saturday during the protests that organisers have dubbed <x0-seconds of anger”.
A demonstrators lost their right eye after shooting rubber bullets, doctors say, broadcast Periscope from The Guardian.
The public prosecutor ordered 34 of those arrested to be released on Sunday. It remains unclear how many people still remain in police stations.
Protesters used traffic signs, tree branches and boards, while police forces used rubber sticks, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse.
This is the most intense phase of protests in what has been called revolution until the country's political elite is stuck after the formation of the new government, which demonstrators are rejecting. 160 thousand jobs have been lost, and one of the 10 companies has been closed since October of this year. /Periscope
