At least 114 people were injured, according to the Red Cross and Lebanese Civil Defense teams, with 47 taken to hospitals for treatment.
from Rancho Cucamonga, California, was arrested by security forces while taking photographs of the clashes.
This past weekend saw the worst days of violence in Beirut so far in a new, vicious downturn after several months of largely peaceful protesting. Police responded with multiple volleys of tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets, but so far refrained from firing live rounds. Police wielding batons and firing tear gas wounded and arrested dozens over the last few days, while protesters smashed bank facades and destroyed automated cash machines.
The United Nations representative in Lebanon, Jan Kubis, described the past few days of unrest as"vandalism, violence and escalating security incidents, another day of protests notably of young people angry that their demands for decent future are summarily ignored, with growing number of desperate people unable to cope with the economic crisis."
Secondly, they want massive reforms to outlaw corruption and wipe away a sectarian political power-sharing system that they say fosters backroom deals in favor of transparency and public accountability.
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