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TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese rioters set fire to several buildings in the northern city of Tripoli Thursday as outrage over the countrys coronavirus lockdown and inaction of the political class in the face of economic collapse took a more violent turn. After hours of clashes and following the fires, Lebanese military troops deployed around the city in an effort to quell the rage. Firefighters were battling the flames rising from a historic municipal building, after the rioters set fire t...

Jan 29, 2021 TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Lebanese rioters set fire to several buildings in the northern city of Tripoli Thursday as outrage over the country’s coronavirus lockdown and inaction of the political class in the face of economic collapse took a more violent turn. After hours of clashes and following the fires, Lebanese military troops deployed around the city in an effort to quell the rage. Firefighters were battling the flames rising from a historic municipal building, after the rioters...

Dozens of demonstrators injured in third night of rallies

More than 220 people were injured on Wednesday evening, which marked the third consecutive night of protests. Several of those people were injured when security forces opened fire on a group of protesters throwing stones in the city’s Al Nour Square. Tayba was brought to Nini Hospital around 9:40pm (19:40 GMT) in “very critical condition” having been “shot in the lower back”, the hospital said in a statement which added that he underwent emergency surgery but died of his wounds on Thu...

Unrest grows in crisis-hit Lebanon amid COVID lockdown By Mansoor|   Published: 28th January 2021 10:35 pm IST Photo: Flag of Lebanon (Source: Google) Tripoli: Lebanese security forces fired volleys of tear gas at rock-throwing youth in the northern city of Tripoli on Thursday amid outrage over the death of a 30-year-old protester after violent confrontations with security forces the previous day. The scope of the protests in Tripoli, now in their fourth day, appeared to be widening e...

Police, protesters in street battle in Lebanon AP © Provided by Khaleej Times Police, protesters in street battle in Lebanon Lebanese security forces fired volleys of tear gas at rock-throwing youth in the northern city of Tripoli on Thursday amid outrage over the death of a 30-year-old protester after violent confrontations with security forces the previous day. The scope of the protests in Tripoli, now in their fourth day, appeared to be widening even as the nation grapples...

Protesters voice anger over the strict lockdown and financial crisis

A few exhausted soldiers sat on the ground amid a carpet of broken tiles and smashed concrete. “Who do they think is going to clean this up?” sighed one of the soldiers, who was a local. Thousands were drawn out, as the second consecutive night of clashes in the city vastly outdid the first. During the Tripoli has fared especially badly compared with other parts of the country. More than 50 per cent of the countrys population were living below the poverty line even before the economic cris...