Protesters in Beirut have stormed the buildings of the Labour Ministry and the Ministry for Refugee Affairs, the Lebanese National News Agency said.
According to Lebanese TV channels, a fire broke out at the entrance to parliament square as crowds of demonstrators tried to break into the cordoned-off area.
Earlier in the day, local media reported that police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds of protesters who were throwing stones at the military near the parliament building.
Mass anti-government protests broke out in Beirut on Saturday days after the deadly explosion of ammonium nitrate at the city's port, which killed at least 158 people and injured some 5,000 more, leaving part of Beirut in ruins. People took to the streets to express their anger about the corruption which they believe caused the tragic incident at the port. The demonstrators have also been urging the government to step down amid the worst economic crisis that Lebanon has known since the end of the civil war in 1990.
Hours after the protests started, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab suggested holding an early parliamentary election on Monday to start the implementation of necessary "structural reforms".
