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Photos: Lebanese riots over price hikes leave 1 dead, scores injured

Protesters angered by a spiralling economic crisis clash with security forces

Published: April 28, 2020 18:12 Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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WEB 200428 LEBANON-1588083188781 — Anger over the crash of Lebanon's national currency that sent food prices soaring boiled over into street violence in the northern city of Tripoli, where a man wounded in clashes between protesters and security forces died Tuesday. Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200428 LEBANON3322-1588083162631 — The violence in Tripoli, Lebanon's second-largest city with soaring unemployment and poverty, erupted late on Monday and lasted well after midnight as angry protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at several banks and caused wide damage. Image Credit: AP

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WEB 200428 LEBANON433-1588083170914 — Protests also erupted elsewhere in Lebanon, leaving scores injured and more than a dozen people detained. Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200428 LEBANON544-1588083172886 — Lebanese soldiers are seen near a bank on fire during unrest, as an economic crisis brings demonstrations back onto the streets in Tripoli, Lebanon. Image Credit: REUTERS

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WEB 200428 LEBANON442-1588083157291 — Lebanese army soldiers disperse protesters, following the funeral of protester Fawaz al-Samman, in the northern port city of Tripoli on April 28, 2020. Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200428 LEBANON33-1588083168062 — Lebanese mourners gather at Al-Nour Square during the funeral of protester Fouad al-Samman, who died of a gunshot wound sustained during clashes between anti-government protesters and the army, in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli on April 28, 2020. Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200428 LEBANON432-1588083165143 — Lebanese army soldiers stand guard outside the central bank headquarters in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon (Saida) as anti-government protesters rally over the country's deteriorating economy. Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200428 LEBANON332-1588083185714 — Anti-government protesters carry their friend who was wounded by a rubber bullet during clashes with Lebanese army soldiers, in the northern city of Tripoli. Image Credit: AP

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WEB 200428 LEBANON3-1588083179136 — Lebanese army soldiers stand guard in front of a branch of the Credit Libanais Bank that was set on fire by anti-government protesters, in the northern city of Tripoli. Image Credit: AP

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WEB 200428 LEBANON43-1588083159507 — Lebanese army soldiers disperse protesters, following the funeral of protester Fawaz al-Samman, in the northern port city of Tripoli on April 28, 2020. Image Credit: AFP

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WEB 200428 LEBANON332243-1588083182310 — Anti-government protesters help their friend who was wounded by a rubber bullet during clashes with Lebanese army soldiers, in the northern city of Tripoli. Image Credit: AP

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WEB 200428 LEBANON22-1588083176024 — Lebanese army soldiers run in front of a Credit Libanais Bank that was set on fire by anti-government protesters, in the northern city of Tripoli. Image Credit: AP

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