Fights Erupt Between Hezbollah Supporters and Anti-Government Protesters in Beirut, Lebanon HD

Fights erupted between Hezbollah supporters and anti-government protesters in the streets of downtown Beirut, Thursday, October 24, as unrest continued to take hold of the Lebanese capital. The fighting took place as Hezbollah supporters chanted slogans in favor of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah - one of the politicians whose resignation the protesters demand. Riot police were brought to Riad El-Solh Square to disperse the protesters. Two women were wounded as a result of the fight. (AP) ------ READ MORE: Lebanese people are "rightfully angered" with their government over its refusal to tackle corruption and Washington supports their right to demonstrate peacefully, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon have flooded the streets for nearly a week in an unprecedented wave of demonstrations, furious at a political class they accuse of pushing the economy to the point of collapse. Describing the protests "long overdue," the official called on the Lebanese government to carry out the economic reforms demanded by the people, adding Beirut should not get a "bailout" from the crisis. (Reuters) ------ LINK: https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/us-says-supports-lebanese-peoples-call-action-economic-reform