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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
Security forces used tear gas to disperse crowds and protestors
Al Jadeed reporter Hassan Rifai was shot with a rubber bullet to his stomach while covering the protests
A motorbike belonging to security forces was set aflame by protestors
The Roche Bobois store was broken into
….and a couch was stolen?
Tensions arose when politically-affiliated groups also took to the streets
Buses transported protestors from different Lebanese areas
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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
— (@ALJADEEDNEWS) June 6, 2020
….and a couch was stolen?
Looting is wrong.
— Romy (@romyjournalist) June 6, 2020
Attacking private shops doesn’t help our cause. pic.twitter.com/9WL6AIz6IX
Tensions arose when politically-affiliated groups also took to the streets
— (@ALJADEEDNEWS) June 6, 2020
Buses transported protestors from different Lebanese areas
— (@ALJADEEDNEWS) June 6, 2020
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