As Lebanon reopens after a pandemic lockdown, protesters are demanding economic relief in one of the first signs of a violent backlash following weeks under quarantine
BEIRUT—As Lebanon begins to reopen after a pandemic lockdown, protesters have burst onto the streets to demand relief from the country’s deteriorating economy in one of the first signs of a violent backlash following weeks under quarantine.
One demonstrator died Tuesday after soldiers in Tripoli, Lebanon’s second-largest city, used tear gas, batons and live bullets to repel protesters, including some who lobbed Molotov cocktails. As the protester was laid to rest, angry demonstrators in the city set fire to at least two closed...
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