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Lebanon deescalates sectarian clashes after tense night

by Associated Press
| June 7, 2020 7:03 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military on Sunday said overnight riots and sectarian tensions in central Beirut and other areas left dozens of people injured, including 25 soldiers, and warned that the clashes had endangered national unity.

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