Lebanese riot police have used tear gas and water cannons against anti-US demonstrators, protesting against a visit by a US envoy to Beirut.
About 250 protestors, led by the Shi'ite militia Hezbollah, supported the rally in the Lebanese capital.
At one point protesters were forced back by water cannons when they tried to tear down a barrier set up close to the building where the US Middle East envoy David Welch was due for a meeting.
The protesters carried banners, reading 'No to American Interference', and threw stones at police, injuring seven officers.
