Lebanese protesters return to streets in car convoys amid coronavirus lockdown

An anti-government protestor prepares a drink inside a tent amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beirut, Lebanon March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Dozens of protesters poured back onto the streets of Beirut in their cars on Tuesday, furious at rising poverty and hardship, as parliament convened for the first time during Lebanon's coronavirus lockdown.

People flocked to the streets in other parts of Lebanon too, including the northern city of Tripoli, resuming protests that had abated in recent months after shaking the country since October.