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Riots in Lebanon’s Tripoli are Harbingers of Collapse
Four days of violent unrest in Tripoli on Lebanon’s northern coast could presage more to come, as a new coronavirus outbreak deepens the...
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Starting on 25 January, residents of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli took to the streets over four consecutive days.
Many protested peacefully, but some attacked government buildings and clashed with security personnel, who fired upon them with tear gas, rubber bullets and live ammunition.
Rioters torched the historic municipality headquarters, vandalised the Sunni religious court and government administration building, and…