In pictures: Beirut protests

A demonstrator shouts slogans after a crowd set fire to the building housing the Danish mission in Beirut.

BBC News website reader Sean Piggott took this picture from a vantage point in Achrafieh, overlooking Beirut.

A protester grabs a rock outside the Danish embassy despite the presence of security officers.

A Muslim cleric shouts as a mob sets fire to the embassy, in a protest which left several people injured

The fire brigade was called as other buildings were set alight.

This protester cut his hand as windows at the embassy and other nearby buildings were smashed.

Protesters throw stones at riot police in front of the building housing the Danish mission.

BBC News website reader Zeshaan Qadir's picture of a car set alight during the protests

Protesters wave black and green Islamic flags in front of the burning building.

An Islamist protester faces Lebanese troops which were deployed to disperse the demonstration.

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