Lebanon protests turn violent for second night


  • World
  • Thursday, 16 Jan 2020

A man stands near a broken facade of a bank in Beirut, Lebanon, January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Protests in Lebanon turned violent for a second night on Wednesday, with dozens injured after Lebanese security forces used batons and tear gas to forcefully break up demonstrations.

Lebanon has been swept by a wave of mostly peaceful protests aimed at the country's elite that prompted Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to resign on Oct. 29, pushing the country deeper into economic crisis.

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