Hourslong clashes between police, protesters engulf Beirut Lebanese security forces have fired rubber bullets, tear gas and used water cannons to disperse anti-government protesters from central Beirut in clashes that lasted for hours into early SundayA supporter of the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal Movement groups, throws stones against the riot policemen, as they try to attack the anti-government protesters squares, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. They were supporters of the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal groups, angered by some of the criticism of their leaders by anti-government protesters. Hours later, hundreds of anti-government protesters, including women, gathered outside parliament, hundreds of meters (yards) away from the protest camp. Security forces chased protesters around central Beirut, some firing rubber bullets and several volleys of tear gas from armored vehicles. On Saturday, a rally to support the Hub was canceled shortly before the attempted attack on the protest camp.

Source: ABC News December 14, 2019 20:07 UTC