Scores wounded as security forces, protesters clash in Beirut

At least 15 people have been detained after anti-government protesters clashed with Lebanon's security forces in Beirut.

According to the Lebanese Red Cross, more than 100 people are being treated for injuries.

Footage from near Lebanon's parliament showed riot police firing tear gas and water canon at protesters.

Since October, thousands of people have taken to the streets to demand new governance, blaming the ruling elite of economic uncertainty. 

Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as premier in October, said the violence threatened civil peace. "It is an insane, suspicious and rejected scene," he tweeted.