Scuffles in central Beirut as thousands of protesters try to block lawmakers from reaching Lebanese Parliament.
FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 file photo, people pass by an out of service ATM machines at a closed bank in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Lebanon’s bank staff union announced Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 that it’s ending a week-long strike after increased security and new regulations that make limits on withdrawal and dollar transfers official. The union said that banks will reopen Tuesday.
When one legislator headed toward the building and could not reach it and turned back, his bodyguards opened fire in the air to clear the way. No one was hurt in the incident. Hundreds of young protesters thronged around the parliament building, blocking the entrances and vowing to disrupt the session. Some protesters tried to break through the barbed wire, scuffling with riot police, while women protesters tried to form a live barrier between the two sides.
President Michel Aoun has not set a date for consultations to select a new prime minister and there are deep divisions between the country’s political powers over the shape of the future Cabinet.
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