Lebanon police clash with students protesting tuition fee hike
Tear gas was used to disperse the students, who were attempting to approach the main gate of the American University of Beirut (AUB)
December 20, 2020 at 2:39 pm
Students clashed with riot police in Lebanon during furious protests against tuition fee hikes at top university,
The New Arab reported.
Tear gas was used to disperse the students, who were attempting to approach the main gate of the American University of Beirut (AUB).
Students fought back by hurling water bottles and other objects at the riot police blocking the way.
Lebanese students burn dumpsters while protesting a decision by top universities to adopt a new dollar exchange rate to price tuition in Beirut's Hamra district on December 19, 2020 [ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images]