Lebanese lawmakers on Monday passed a controversial state budget for 2020 that aims to tackle the country's crippling financial crisis, as angry
protesters threw stones at security forces massed outside the Parliament.
Security forces were heavily deployed during the legislative meeting and beat back anti-government protesters, detaining several as well.
The protesters had in turn blocked roads farther afield in an effort to stop lawmakers from reaching the building, but security forces managed to keep a single road open.