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#khazen At least one protester died after violent clashes with police in Beirut over the weekend, as thousands filled the streets around downtown Martyrs’ Square on August 22 and 23 in anti-government protests focusing around the issue of waste management. This dramatic drone footage shows the scale of the protests on Sunday, August 23. Credit: YouTube/Tarek Chehab

A woman walks near shattered glass as the word "revolution" is seen on a broken advertising billboard in downtown Beirut, Lebanon August 24, 2015. Lebanese protesters said they had postponed a demonstration set for Monday evening, after rallies a day earlier triggered clashes with security forces in Beirut. Protests against the Lebanese government turned violent on Sunday, and Prime Minister Tammam Salam threatened to resign as public discontent brought thousands into the streets. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

A woman covers her nose as she passes by waste management workers as they collect a pile of garbage near the government building a day after a violent protests against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Organizers of the “You stink” protests that have captivated the Lebanese capital postponed demonstrations set for Monday evening after a night of violent clashes with police during which dozens of protesters and police officers were wounded. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar

A protester holds up a Lebanese flag as he passes by an Arabic writing on a wall in Arabic that reads, "Solidere = trash,", a day after a violent protests against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Organizers of the “You stink” protests that have captivated the Lebanese capital postponed demonstrations set for Monday evening after a night of violent clashes with police during which dozens of protesters and police officers were wounded. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) #khazen

#khazen Protesters carry banners and a Lebanese national flag as they sit along a wall of concrete barriers erected by security forces on Monday to increase security, a day after protests against the government turned into violent clashes with police, near the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon August 24, 2015. Lebanese protesters postponed an anti-government demonstration set for Monday, after two days of rallies over uncollected garbage ignited fierce clashes and threatened the survival of the government, plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis. The banner (L) reads, "I swear to God, I thought I was at the borders with Israel". REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

BBC news

Organisers of protests over the failure of Lebanon's government to clear rubbish from the streets of Beirut have postponed a rally planned for Monday. But the "You Stink" campaign said the decision did not mean it was finished.

The move comes after two days of demonstrations in the capital descended into clashes in which dozens of protesters and police were hurt. Prime Minister Tammam Salam has appealed for calm and threatened to resign over the crisis.In a televised address on Sunday, he warned that Lebanon was heading towards collapse, with the country's "political garbage" crippling his unity cabinet.

BBEIRUT, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Lebanon's prime minister threatened to resign on Sunday, warning rival parties in his unity cabinet that the state faced collapse because of paralysis that has come to a head with its failure to resolve a crisis over rubbish disposal.

Protesters called for a second day of demonstrations against Prime Minister Tammam Salam's cabinet on Sunday after at least 35 people were injured on Saturday night when security forces used water cannons and tear gas to disperse several thousand demonstrators in central Beirut.

By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press

Police firing tear gas and water cannons battled thousands of Lebanese protesters Saturday demonstrating against government corruption and political dysfunction amid a trash crisis, with the sound of gunfire echoing through the streets into the night.

Footage on local television showed at least one wounded protester among downtown Beirut's Ottoman-era buildings and lavish apartment complexes. An Associated Press journalist saw riot police used batons to beat back protesters while others were carried away, overcome by tear gas. Private television station LBC reported police attacked one of its crew.