A protester was shot and killed during unrest in the Lebanese city of Tripoli overnight, security and medical sources said on Tuesday, as an economic crisis brought demonstrations back onto the streets.
People walk past the burned-out bank facade that was set ablaze during unrest overnight, as an economic crisis brought demonstrations back onto the streets, in Tripoli, Lebanon April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim
Soldiers fired into the air and used tear gas and rubber bullets during the unrest in Tripoli, a security source said.In a statement overnight, the army said soldiers were attacked during rioting in Tripoli. A fire-bomb was thrown at one of its vehicles and a hand grenade was hurled at a patrol, lightly wounding two soldiers, it said.
The banking association declared all banks in Tripoli shut from Tuesday until security is restored, saying banks had been targeted in “serious attacks and rioting”.
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