The Lebanese capital Beirut has seen violent confrontations between security forces and demonstrators for the second evening in a row. Demonstrators threw water bottles and firecrackers at the security forces on Sunday near the parliament building, who replied with tear gas and water cannons. Apparently injuries occurred dozen times.
Dozens of people had been injured in the confrontations the previous evening. The Lebanese civil defense said it brought 36 people to the hospital and treated 54 others on site. The Lebanese Red Cross, for its part, said it had transported 15 injured to the hospital and provided first aid to 37 other people on site.
There were also injuries in the ranks of the security forces on Saturday. They said that about 20 of their members had been hospitalized.
The protesters' demands: Hariri should not get a new post
On Sunday evening, thousands of demonstrators gathered again in the city center. The protests took place ahead of parliamentary deliberations on the replacement of the Prime Minister's post. These should start on Monday. The demonstrators reject a possible new appointment of the former Prime Minister Saad Hariri. You are calling for a cabinet of independent experts.
In Lebanon there have been protests since October against the political class, which protesters believe is responsible for widespread corruption and mismanagement. Hariri resigned under pressure from the protests on October 29, but is still managing director. Negotiations on the formation of a new cabinet drag on as the economic and financial situation continues to deteriorate.