Emergency personnel in Lebanon rushed dozens of injured protesters and police to hospitals over the weekend after violent clashes broke out between the groups.
Anti-government demonstrations in the Lebanese capital of Beirut sparked violence between security forces and protesters on Saturday. The Lebanese Civil Defense and the Red Cross transported 46 people to hospitals and treated dozens more at the sight of the clashes, according to CNN. The violence continued into Sunday.
Police used rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons to disperse hundreds of protesters during the most violent demonstrations since protesters began marching in October. Protesters threw rocks and firecrackers at security forces.
Crowds of Lebanese protesters began marching against alleged government corruption and malfeasance as their country trudges through one of its worst economic states in decades. Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned on Oct. 29 in response to the wave of discontent. Expectations that he is to resume the office sparked the violent outcry from protesters who will not accept him.
Protesters have demanded that Hariri be replaced by an independent leader not affiliated with any of the existing parties, but the parties in the Lebanese parliament have failed thus far to put forward any names that fit the demand. The parties so far have been hesitant to give up their political power.
