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Beirut trash protest turns violent

Conor DillonAugust 31, 2015

Lebanese protesters are demanding the government resign after a trash crisis turned violent. Organizers of the grassroots You Stink protest vow to continue. And now the Hezbollah is throwing its weight around.

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Protesters face off against police in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Image: picture alliance/AP Photo/B. Hussein
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