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Lebanon protests rage as currency plunges

Protesters set fire to tires and waste containers to cut major roads throughout Lebanon.
Lebanese anti-government protesters carry a large national flag during a demonstration near the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on June 25, 2020. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

Anti-government demonstrations erupted across Lebanon today as security forces fired tear gas on crowds and protesters cut major roads across the country. 

Demonstrators gathered at Beirut’s Palace of Justice to demand the release of 21 protesters arrested earlier this week on charges of vandalism. According to the Daily Star newspaper, clashes with police broke out as protesters moved closer to the gate.

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