Lebanon protests: Thousands demand 'fall of the regime' in Beirut

[TomSea]

Lebanon protests: Thousands demand 'fall of the regime' in Beirut

Thousands of protesters march for a second day in anti-government demonstrations over country's economic crisis.


Protesters gathered in Riad al-Solh Square in the heart of downtown Beirut on Friday [Kareem Chehayeb/Al Jazeera]

Protesters in Lebanon block roads with burning tyres and march in Beirut for a second day in demonstrations targeting the government over the country's economic crisis.

In Lebanon's biggest protest in years, thousands gathered outside the government headquarters in central Beirut on Thursday evening, forcing the cabinet to backtrack on plans to raise a new tax on WhatsApp voice calls.

Tear gas was fired as some demonstrators and police clashed in the early hours of Friday morning.

Read more at: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/lebanon-protests-thousands-demand-fall-regime-beirut-191018101342776.html

More here: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/pictures-lebanon-lashes-out-over-economy

2 people killed so far apparently.

[Cyber Liberty]

I haven't heard much from Lebanon much lately.  Are they considered an Iranian client-state these days?