Things That Happened During Today’s Protests

After several days of protest calls set to take place today, citizens and groups took to the streets with different demands.

Here are some of the main highlights:

Tensions arose and violent clashes broke out between protestors and security forces

Ongoing clashes in downtown Beirut #LebanonProtests https://t.co/ZaPc0jCrWi

— Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) June 6, 2020

Security forces used tear gas to disperse crowds and protestors

Security forces uses tear gas to disperse protesters in downtown Beirut. #LebanonPeoteste pic.twitter.com/QAt9HDkt16

— Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) June 6, 2020

Familiar scenes as security forces attempt to clear protesters from downtown Beirut with large anounts of teargas. #LebanonProtests pic.twitter.com/5vGLSmGIUR

— Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) June 6, 2020

Al Jadeed reporter Hassan Rifai was shot with a rubber bullet to his stomach while covering the protests

Reporter for @ALJADEEDNEWS @HassanWRifai shot w/ a rubber bullet in the stomach while covering #Lebanon protests.@SK_Eyes pic.twitter.com/p6L6GjxEKN

— Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) June 6, 2020

A motorbike belonging to security forces was set aflame by protestors

Protesters set fire to a police bike in downtown Beirut. #LebanonProtests pic.twitter.com/8CgE3KFQ5v

— Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) June 6, 2020

The Roche Bobois store was broken into

https://t.co/RKeEuS1kxB

— (@ALJADEEDNEWS) June 6, 2020

….and a couch was stolen?

Looting is wrong.
Attacking private shops doesn’t help our cause. pic.twitter.com/9WL6AIz6IX

— Romy (@romyjournalist) June 6, 2020

Tensions arose when politically-affiliated groups also took to the streets

— (@ALJADEEDNEWS) June 6, 2020

Buses transported protestors from different Lebanese areas

https://t.co/zyUVYvopWU

— (@ALJADEEDNEWS) June 6, 2020

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