
Protests amid Lebanon lockdown leave 1 dead, 220 injured
Lebanon's state news agency says violent confrontations between protesters and security forces in northern Lebanon have left a 30-year-old man dead and more than 220 people injuredBy FADI TAWIL Associated PressJanuary 28, 2021, 9:48 AM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleTRIPOLI, Lebanon -- Violent confrontations between protesters and security forces in northern Lebanon left a 30-year-old man dead and more than 220 people injured, the state news agency said Thursday.The clashes took place after frustrations boiled over amid deteriorating living conditions and strict coronavirus lockdown measures.The violence in Tripoli, Lebanon's second largest city and the most impoverished, marked a serious escalation in protests that began Monday and continued for three straig...