BEIRUT, Jan 29 (NNN-NNA) – Clashes between protesters and security forces in Tripoli, Lebanon’s northern city, left 102 people injured yesterday.
The protests, against COVID-19 lockdown and the country’s economic crisis, continued for the fourth consecutive day in the city, Elnashra news, reported.
Clashes started, hours after a protester died from wounds, sustained in clashes in Tripoli, Wednesday.
Protesters took to the streets, where they began throwing Molotov cocktails, to which police in riot gear responded with tear gas.
Meanwhile, protests also erupted in other cities in the country, including the capital Beirut, Zouk, Burj Barajneh and Sidon.
Lebanon has been facing an economic and financial crisis, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.– NNN-NNA
