Clashes broke out between anti-government demonstrators and supporters of the Sh...
Lebanese army soldiers and riot police are deployed after clashes broke out between anti-government demonstrators and supporters of the Shi'ite movements Hezbollah and Amal in Beirut, Lebanon, November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
BEIRUT - Clashes broke out between anti-government demonstrators and supporters of the Shi’ite movements Hezbollah and Amal in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, early on Monday, live footage on Lebanese television channels showed, as tensions escalated when demonstrators blocked a main bridge downtown. Protesters initially began to scuffle and their numbers quickly rose, footage on social media showed.
Army soldiers and riot police formed a barrier between the dozens of protesters on opposite sides of the Ring bridge as they threw rocks at each other across the street. Reporting by Issam Abdullah, Laila Bassam and Nadine Awadalla in Beirut; Additional reporting by Nayera Abdullah in Cairo; Editing by Peter Cooney
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Iraqi officials: 1 protester dead amid ongoing clashesBAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters Saturday, killing one person, in a third day of fierce clashes in central Baghdad, security...
Leer más »
13 dead in 1 of the ‘worst’ days of protest in southern IraqIraqi security forces killed 13 protesters in one of the worst days of clashes in the country's oil-rich south, officials say. Demonstrators outraged by rampant government corruption and poor services burned tires and blocked main roads.
Leer más »
One protester dead in fresh Baghdad clashes - Iraqi officialsAt least 341 protesters have died in Iraq’s massive protests, which started on October 1 when thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to decry corruption and lack of services despite Iraq’s oil wealth.
Leer más »
At least 13 Iraqi protesters dead as unrest intensifiesDozens others were wounded in clashes with security forces as protesters burned car tyres on roads and outside many public offices in the southern city of Nasiriyah, some 300 kilometres south of the capital Baghdad.
Leer más »
Protesters blast former US envoy to Lebanon near US EmbassyA few dozen people have demonstrated near the U.S. Embassy outside Beirut against what they are calling America's intervention in Lebanon’s affairs.
Leer más »
Security forces kill nine in Iraq protestsSecurity forces opened fire on protesters in Baghdad and several cities in south...
Leer más »