- Title: Lebanon Hezbollah supporters scuffle with protesters in Beirut
- Date: 25th October 2019
- Summary: BEIRUT, LEBANON (OCTOBER 25, 2019) (REUTERS) MEN SCUFFLING WITH RIOT POLICE VARIOUS OF MEN CHANTING (Arabic): "WE HEED YOUR CALL, NASRALLAH" / SCUFFLING WITH RIOT POLICE (3 SHOTS) MORE OF SCUFFLES OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS IN CENTRAL BEIRUT PROTESTERS CHANTING FOR SECURITY RIOT POLICE VARIOUS OF MAN PLACING ANOTHER MAN ON HIS SHOULDERS, MAN ON SHOULDERS GESTURING (2 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CHANTING AGAINST LEBANESE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR RIAD SALAMEH, SAYING (Arabic): "RIAD SALAMEH IS A THIEF" (3 SHOTS) VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS RIOT POLICE WALKING ALONG MEN CHANTING AGAINST LEADER OF THE CHRISTIAN LEBANESE FORCES, SAMIR GEAGEA
- Embargoed: 8th November 2019 13:22
- Keywords: Lebanon protests civil unrest anti-government scuffles Hezbollah
- Location: BEIRUT, LEBANON
- City: BEIRUT, LEBANON
- Country: Lebanon
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
- Reuters ID: LVA001B2LIKAV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Groups of people chanting in solidarity with the country's powerful Shi'ite Hezbollah group walked into a peaceful demonstration on Friday (October 25) in Beirut, briefly scuffling with protesters and prompting riot police to intervene.
Dressed in plain black t-shirts common to Shi'ite Hezbollah and Amal movement supporters, the men shouted, "we heed your call, Nasrallah," in reference to Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
Similar scuffles broke out on Thursday (October 24) night at the same site in central Beirut.
Nationwide protests fueled by deteriorating economic conditions have swept Lebanon since last week, with protesters calling for the ouster of a ruling elite they say have driven the economy to collapse through corruption and mismanagement.
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