The Guardian/Reuters: Violence flares in Lebanon as protesters tell their leaders to go
Dozens wounded or held as warnings over economy spark biggest protests in decade
Security forces fired teargas and chased down protesters in Beirut on Friday after tens of thousands of people across Lebanon marched to demand the demise of a political elite they accuse of looting the economy to the point of collapse.
Riot police in vehicles and on foot rounded up protesters, according to Reuters. They fired rubber bullets and teargas canisters, dispersing demonstrators in Beirut’s commercial district. Dozens of people were wounded and detained.
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More News On The Unrest In Lebanon
Protests over economy, corruption target Lebanon's elite -- DW
Lebanon scraps WhatsApp tax as protests rage -- BBC
Amid protests, Lebanon's Hariri sets deadline to resolve crisis -- Al Jazeera
Lebanon's Nasrallah backs government amid raging protests -- Al Jazeera
Lebanon protesters: 'We can make a change' -- BBC
Lebanon protests: Five things you need to know -- Al Jazeera
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I don't for the life of me understand the disregard that so many politicians hold for their fellow man. The sense of entitlement and greed borders on a mental illness.
The Clintons spring to mind, Madoff, and who knows how many similar mindsets have one common thread running through them; too much is never enough. That they could do so much good but choose not to is unfathomable.
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