Clashes Renew between Army, Mustaqbal Supporters in Corniche al-Mazraa
Fresh clashes erupted Friday evening between the army and Mustaqbal Movement supporters in Beirut’s Corniche al-Mazraa area.
The confrontation erupted after troops reopened a key highway in the area. The protesters then retreated to the area’s internal streets and started hurling stones and firecrackers at the soldiers. They also started burning tires.
The army responded by firing tear gas and was chasing the pro-Mustaqbal protesters.
The road had been blocked since morning and minor scuffles had erupted in the afternoon.
An army statement said seven soldiers were injured in the afternoon confrontation after protesters pelted them with stones. The army said the protesters sought to empty a truckload of rocks and sand to block the road but were prevented by the military.
Clashes ensued afterwards which resulted in the injuries.
The Mustaqbal supporters are protesting the appointment of Hassan Diab as PM-designate.
20 December 2019, 22:11
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lol @ the shia western christian from dahieh with triple iranian nationality.
20 December 2019, 23:18
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and this is how political parties and religion steal the message of the thawra... each side send their gangs to stop the thawra and to come back to sectarianism and mafiosi rules that killed lebanon...
well done parties! keep on stealing lebanon and choking its citizens so that you can keep on filling your pockets...
well done sheep of the parties! keep on supporting your leaders and forgetting there is a country called lebanon!
20 December 2019, 23:26
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sos is there any difference between amal hezbollah thugs who stoned the army and police last time and these thugs tonight? i see none, just fanatics from a different side doing the same thing....
