3 Lebanese Died in Altercations Related to Fuel Shortages

On Monday, three Lebanese were killed following several altercations related to scarce fuel supplies, an army statement and security source said.

The Lebanese army reported that one man was killed during an argument and dispute over a petrol fill-up in the Danniyeh region in northern Lebanon, while a security source revealed that two others were killed in Tripoli following an intense altercation broke out over fuel.

The crisis became more crucial and deepened this week, with acute shortages of the fuel needed to run generators and lines returning to gasoline stations, according to international reports.

It's worth mentioning that Lebanon's currency has lost more than 90% of its value in less than two years, causing shortages of fuel, electricity, and medicines.

Indeed, the crisis in Lebanon began in Beirut port, though at that time the international community paid scant attention to what the Lebanese were saying.

But when the crisis became very serious and highly publicized, the United Nations was asked by the Egyptian authorities and Saudi Arabia to help coordinate an almost overwhelming outpouring of international support.