Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) Dozens were injured in clashes between protesters and security forces in central Beirut on Saturday, one of the most violent nights since anti-government demonstrations started in October.

Security forces used teargas, water cannon and rubber bullets to push protesters , who pelted them with rocks and firecrackers, away from the main sit-in site and government buildings in the capital city.

Lebanese demonstrators battle riot police in Beirut on Saturday.

The Lebanese Civil Defense and the Red Cross said they transferred 46 people to hospitals and treated the wounds of dozens others on site during hours of clashes.

Many of the protest chants were directed at caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri who is widely expected to be named head of the next government during parliamentary consultations on Monday.

Other chants targeted caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, a major ally of the militant and political group Hezbollah. Bassil announced on Thursday that his party would not participate in the next government.

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