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15 Jan 2020

Lebanon: 59 arrested after protest clashes near central bank

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

Lebanon: 59 arrested after protest clashes near central bankLebanese security forces arrested 59 people, the police said Wednesday, following clashes overnight outside the central bank as angry protesters vented their fury against the country’s ruling elite and the worsening financial crisis. The hours-long clashes that erupted on Tuesday evening also left 47 policemen injured, the security forces said, as some protesters smashed windows on private banks in Beirut’s key commercial district.