Lebanese security fire water cannons at protesters breaching barricade

Lebanese security forces on Saturday fired water cannons and tear gas at anti-government protesters trying to breach a security barricade outside government headquarters in central Beirut. Some protesters managed to open a metal gate blocking the path to the area but were pushed back.

"Rioting and attacks against Internal Security Forces have begun, we, therefore, ask peaceful protesters to leave Riad al-Solh area for their safety," the ISF said on Twitter. A planned march on Saturday under the slogan "We won't pay the price" began peacefully but then saw a repeat of the violence that has marked recent protests against a political class that demonstrators say has plunged the country into its worst crisis in decades.

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