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Riots in impoverished north Lebanon city amid currency crash

by Associated Press
| April 27, 2020 2:27 PM

BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in northern Lebanon Monday amid a crash in the local currency and a surge in food prices. Dozens of young men smashed the fronts of local banks and set fire to an army vehicle, as the protests turned into riots.

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