In locked-down Lebanon, Tripoli protester killed in night of unrest


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  • Thursday, 28 Jan 2021

Demonstrators are pictured near smoke rising from tear gas during a protest against the lockdown and worsening economic conditions, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tripoli, Lebanon January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim

BEIRUT/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A Lebanese man was killed in Tripoli on Thursday in clashes between security forces and protesters angry that a strict lockdown has left them with no means to survive the economy's collapse.

Witnesses and local media said riot police fired live bullets as protesters tried to storm the northern city's government building.

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