Pro-Amal supporters shown attacking Lebanese protesters in southern Beirut
Pro-Amal supporters were seen attacking Lebanese
protesters, including women, with sticks in southern Beirut, videos circulated
by activists have shown.
The incident took place in the Jnah suburb of
southern Beirut on Friday close to the Council for South building.
One video, in particular, showed a woman who was
filming the gathering before being approached by two men holding sticks before
being hit by one of the men. The women shouted that she is from the area before
falling to the ground upon being attacked.
Another video showed a group of Amal supporters
attacking a bus filled with protesters who planned to gather in the area to
demonstrate.
According to one Lebanese activist on Twitter, at
least 15 people were injured during the attacks on protesters in Jnah.
Supporters of Shiite groups Hezbollah and Amal have
attacked peaceful demonstrators on several occasions since the widespread
protest movement first began in October.
Lebanon has been gripped by a historic wave of
protests since October 17 leading to the resignation of Saad al-Hariri as prime
minister, amid anger at the government’s failure to address the country’s worst
economic crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war.
