Dozens of people have been arrested as protesters clashed with police outside Lebanon's central bank amid a worsening financial crisis.
Lebanese security forces have arrested 59 people, police say, following clashes overnight outside the central bank as angry protesters vented their fury against the country's ruling elite and the worsening financial crisis.
Earlier on Tuesday, protesters rallied outside the central bank in the bustling Hamra neighborhood, denouncing the bank governor and policies they say have only deepened the country's financial woes.The rally turned violent as protesters tried to push their way through the security forces deployed outside the bank. In over five hours of pitched street battles, security forces lobbed volleys of tear gas at the protesters, who responded with rocks and firecrackers.
Meanwhile, banks have imposed informal capital controls, limiting withdrawal of dollars and foreign transfers in the country. Traffic resumed on Wednesday and shops and banks reopened as pavements were cleared of smashes glass.
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