Furious Lebanese protesters break US embassy gates

Lebanese people are holding mass rally outside the US Embassy in Beirut as clashes are reported between Lebanese security forces and people who are shouting pro-Palestinian and anti-US slogans.

The protesters waving Palestinian flags, threw projectiles at security forces and set fires in the street next to the US Embassy, located in the Awkar region north of the Lebanese capital, RT reported.

Police have used water cannon and tear gas to disperse the protesters.

Rioters ended up bringing down the gates of the metal fence surrounding the compound, despite water cannon constantly pushing them back. Tear gas has been repeatedly fired to disperse the crowd, while protesters threw what appeared to be smoke grenades across the fence.

US President Donald Trump’s provocative decision to recognize al-Quds as the capital of Israeli regime has drew fierce condemnations from international community in particular Muslims. Since Wednesday evening, massive protests have been held throughout the West Asia, as well as in Asia and Europe.

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun slammed Trump’s decision, calling it dangerous and a threat to the credibility of the US as mediators of the peace process in the region. The country’s Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, tweeted that Beirut had the “utmost solidarity with the Palestinian people” and their “right to establish an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.”


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