TEHRAN, Dec 25_Bitter clashes have broken out between a group of demonstrators and police forces outside the central bank of Lebanon, officially known as Banque du Liban, as the country is currently in its worst economic and financial crisis in decades that has sparked nationwide protests.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club(YJC)_Protesters demonstrated against the economic and financial policies in Lebanon on Tuesday, and demanded a major overhaul of the banking sector.
They also distributed leaflets reading “We are not paying” among passersby, asking all Lebanese to stop paying taxes and fees to the government and refrain from paying back their loans to banks until they are able to get their full rights.
Security forces then intervened, triggering heavy clashes with the demonstrators as the latter were attempting to block the road.
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