Lebanon in ‘week of wrath’ protests over political, economic crisis
19 January 2020 |
5:54 pm
In the upscale Hamra district of Beirut, police fired tear gas at the start of what protesters have billed a "week of wrath". Lebanese demonstrators have taken to the streets to demand an end to a months-long political vacuum.
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