🔁 RT @TomtheBasedCat: Lebanese Army publishes a list of 27 countries who are aiding in the crisis, but fails to mention Iraq which was among the first to respond.

And the reply to this? The aid is for the Lebanese people, not the government. Recognition or not.

- Heavy and violent riots by the protesters.

No response from security forces yet.

- Security forces just deployed tear gas after the protesters attempted to take control of crane.

- Protesters are currently trying to break the barriers and reach the parliament.

- Rocks are being thrown.

- The number of protesters is increasing, as a protest from Mar Michael is going to join them soon. https://t.co/dizbnRJ6BL

- A group of protesters are heading toward Beirut's municipality.

- Tear gas is deployed https://t.co/u0u9VjNmW5

- Approximately, the number of protesters is in the hundreds. https://t.co/aURVNrD2WN

- The Lebanese army just issued a statement asking protesters to stay peaceful and avoid destroying public property.

- The security forces's crane was burnt.

Security forces just charged towards about 30sh protesters near that entrance. https://t.co/rtQT0EtN9q

- Protesters are now using fireworks against the anti riot forces.

Several injuries were recorded in the ranks of both security forces and protesters from the rock vs gas shelling.

- PM Diab toured Beirut port in private and unannounced, so he was late for his appointment with the Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit, who only shook hands with him and then left the Grand Serail !!!

- Mock executions were staged too.

Pictures are of Parliament speaker Nabih Berri, and Hezbullah's Secretary General Sayed Hasan Nasrallah. https://t.co/N2TRFEerkE

- Part of the chants was against Hezbullah. https://t.co/OCPQUVHRDi