Scuffles as students in Beirut protest over economy

Lebanese students clashed with police in protests in Beirut on Tuesday against the fast-deteriorating economic situation in the country.

The demonstration was held in front of the Lebanese American University in Hamra, where in recent weeks a protest was held against the increase and the dollarization of tuition fees.

Tens of thousands of Lebanese have already lost their jobs in a worsening economic crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus outbreak.

The crisis is rooted in decades of institutionalized corruption and mismanagement that came to a head last October, igniting mass protests.

(IMAGE CREDITS:AP)