Ливан: Анти-правитествено движение се сблъска с охранителна полиция в Бейрут

Protesters clashed with Lebanese security forces in central Beirut, Wednesday, as anti-government protests continued throughout the capital. The clashes took place amid the second round of national dialogue talks between the government and opposition. Protesters and civil society groups began assembling for a rally at Martyrs' Square after calls by the 'You Stink' campaign and the families of Lebanese hostages held by the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the border town of Arsal. Demonstrators held several protests at a number of entrances to Parliament in an attempt to prevent politicians from reaching the national dialogue session. After a first scuffle between protesters and police demonstrators began shouting their demands for the release of the first of 38 activists detained earlier in the day. A group of demonstrators also blocked the street outside the Environment Ministry where hunger strikers' tents have been pitched for two weeks. Activists also protested outside the Al-Helou police station.