Demonstrators Clash with Lebanese Police in Tripoli, Dozens Injured

A correspondent of "Sputnik", a Russian News agency in Lebanon reported that demonstrators clashed today with security forces in Tripoli, in north Lebanon.

Dozens were injured as the protesters attempted to storm the Tripoli Hall,  (the headquarter of the municipality).

The angry demonstrators took to the streets due to the deteriorating economic conditions in Lebanon.

The protests are still in the streets of Tripoli for the second day in a row due to the break down of the economic conditions, amid the imposition of harsh restrictions to confront the Corona pandemic.

The "Sputnik" correspondent revealed that " there were injuries on both sides after the security forces responded to the protesters' attempt to storm the government palace in the city.

Lebanon is witnessing poor economic conditions and difficult health cones due to the high number of people infected with the Coronavirus, and several Lebanese cities witnessed strong demonstrations, which resulted in a number of injured, in protest against the decision to extend the general closure in the country.

On January 14, the government announced the complete closure of the country as part of the general mobilization to confront the spread of the Coronavirus, before announcing the extension of the closure until the eighth of next February, due to an unprecedented increase in the number of infections.

Observers said, "The Lebanese people can no longer tolerate complete closure due to the economic crises, especially since the government has not taken any measures to support the poor, or provide food and drink aid," stressing that "the wrong policies are what brought Lebanon to this stage."

More than 30 people were injured, yesterday evening, Monday, in clashes that erupted between young people protesting against the general closure decision, and the security forces in the city of Tripoli, northern Lebanon.

Despite the closure decision, popular markets kept their doors open in Tripoli, the city that is considered the poorest in Lebanon, and more than half of its residents live at or below the poverty line.

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