Clashes between Lebanese security and protesters trying to storm Parliament

Tonight (Saturday) clashes broke out between protesters and Lebanese security forces in central Beirut as protesters tried to enter parliament, according to the German news agency.
After a march through the streets of Beirut, and the torch of revolution ended at the Beirut port entrance this afternoon, several protesters who arrived in Beirut this afternoon to take part in the commemoration of the October 17 revolution returned to the downtown Beirut and began throwing stones at parliament. They tried to enter through one of the entrances.
The security forces prevented the protesters from entering parliament and threw tear gas canisters at them, while the protesters threw stones and fireworks, and the forces were able to drive the protesters out of central Beirut.
Activists of the popular movement marched through the streets of the capital, arriving at the port of Beirut, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the beginning of the popular demonstrations on October 17, and lit the torch of the revolution at the entrance of the port.
Activists from various Lebanese regions in the north, east and south of Lebanon, and from the different groups that make up the popular movement, flocked to Martyrs’ Square in central Beirut, raising Lebanese flags and banners and using loudspeakers, to the are from the national anthems and songs on the anniversary of the October 17 revolution.
The activists marched from Martyrs’ Square, accompanied by Lebanese security forces, to the Ring Bridge in Beirut, then the Ministry of the Interior, passing the Central Bank of Lebanon and arriving at one of the entrances of the House of Representatives .
The march ended at the entrance to the port of Beirut, where a great flame of revolution was lit as a greeting to the victims of the Beirut port explosion, and after a minute of silence for the souls of the victims.
Most of the participants in the march adhered to social distancing measures and wore masks. The activists carried Lebanese flags and placards with their demands, criticized politicians who “clung to their positions” and called on citizens to take to the streets.
They highlighted their adherence to their demands represented by an independent government from its president to all its members, early parliamentary elections, implementation of reforms, the prosecution of the corrupt and thieves, the recovery of stolen funds, and the trial and accountability of the responsible for the Beirut port explosion.
They declared that they were holding the political authority accountable and that they would not stop before the ruling system was overthrown, and demanded a civil status and the resignation of the governor of the Banque du Liban after the great collapse of the Lebanese pound, and demanded not to lift support for basic materials.
Notably, the protest demonstrations began on October 17 in central Beirut, following a government decision to impose a tax on the application of “WhatsApp”, and the demonstrations soon spread to all Lebanese regions.
The protesters demanded the formation of a rescue government, the holding of early parliamentary elections, the handling of the economic situation, the recovery of the stolen money, the accountability of the corrupt and an independent judiciary, but for a whole year they did not They were able to meet their demands.