Over a dozen hurt in Lebanon clashes as unrest lurks amid US sanctions Sunday, 27 June 2021 7:23 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 27 June 2021 11:13 AM ] Demonstrators burn tires to block the Martyrs' Square in the center of Lebanon's capital Beirut on June 26, 2021, as they protest against dire living conditions amidst the ongoing economic and political crisis. (Photo by AFP) More than a dozen people have sustained injuries as clashes broke out between Lebanese security forces and protesters in the capital Beirut and two major cities against deteriorating economic and living conditions. The clashes on Saturday came as the national currency plunged to a new record low on the black market against the United States dollar.