In Lebanon, eight protesters were killed in Beirut on Sunday in some of the worst internal violence since the end of Lebanon’s civil war in 1990. The violence erupted during an anti-government demonstration to protest electricity rationing. Cars were set on fire and major streets in Beirut were shut down. According to Al Jazeera, security forces shot into the crowd of demonstrators after gunmen opened fire on the troops. The clashes erupted along the war’s former demarcation line between Christian and Muslim areas and near a district where Lebanon’s civil war began. In an effort to prevent further violence, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora declared a day of mourning and ordered schools and universities closed.