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Political manipulation seen behind Lebanon violent protests: UN
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Violence by some protesters in the Lebanese capital Beirut appears to be politically driven to undermine security and stability, a senior United Nations official said on Thursday.
“This looks more like a political manipulation to provoke the security forces, to undermine civil peace, to fan up sectarian strife,” Jan Kubis, UN special coordinator for Lebanon, wrote on Twitter, mentioning attacks on security forces and vandalism of state institutions and private property.
1/2 Nights of violence and vandalism by strange groups targeting state institutions and private properties, waves of attacks on security forces by stones, flares and Molotov cocktails??
— Jan Kubis (@UNJanKubis) January 23, 2020
2/2 This looks more like a political manipulation to provoke the security forces, to undermine civil peace, to fan up sectarian strife.
— Jan Kubis (@UNJanKubis) January 23, 2020
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