Lebanese protesters staged an impromptu performance of 'Baby Shark' to comfort a toddler who got stuck in traffic from the demonstrations

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Lebanese mother Eliane Jabbour got caught in a crowd of protesters while driving with her son south of Beirut on Saturday.

Jabbour said she told the protesters to be quiet for her son, so they responded by singing "Baby Shark" to comfort the toddler.

Protests broke out in Lebanon last week over a proposed tax on the WhatsApp messaging app, and have morphed into unrest over wider issues like corruption and poor infrastructure.

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A tender moment was captured on camera amid massive anti-government protests in Lebanon this weekend.

When a crowd of demonstrators surrounded Eliane Jabbour's car, driving just south of Beirut Saturday night, she asked the protesters to quiet down because her 15-month-old son Robin was in the car.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: 5 things about the NFL that football fans may not knowSee Also:Lebanon is swarming with protests that began over a proposed 0.20 WhatsApp tax but have since spiraled into chaosHow Michael Jordan, the first billionaire athlete, makes and spends his 1.9 billion fortuneThe 10 richest royal families in Europe, ranked

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