BEIRUT, Dec 16 (NNN-NNA) – 23 security troops and 54 protesters were injured, during clashes from Saturday midnight until early Sunday morning, a local media outlet reported, citing internal security forces.
Protesters attempted to break into parliament, in downtown Beirut, by pushing through steel barriers, prompting riot police and security forces to fire tear gas canisters, to disperse the demonstrators.
The clashes came, in the wake of talks, to rename resigned Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, for the formation of a new government.
Hariri resigned in late Oct, following nationwide protests, aimed at achieving a complete change in Lebanon’s ruling political class.
Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, is expected to hold parliamentary consultations on Monday (today), to appoint a new prime minister, capable of forming a government strong enough to make serious economic reforms that would save the country.
Protesters, however, rejected Hariri and called for the appointment of an independent and professional figure, that can implement reforms in a serious manner.– NNN-NNA