- Title: Lebanon: army, protesters clash in Tripoli
- Date: 26th October 2019
- Summary: TRIPOLI, LEBANON (OCTOBER 26, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS PROFANITY*** VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS AND LEBANESE LEBANESE ARMY THROWING STONES AT EACH OTHER ON BLOCKED ROAD LINKING TRIPOLI TO AKKAR (PROFANE LANGUAGE CAN BE HEARD IN SECOND SHOT) VARIOUS OF LEBANESE LEBANESE ARMY RUNNING TOWARDS PROTESTERS / PROTESTERS RUNNING AWAY / THROWING STONES VARIOUS OF LEBANESE LEBANESE ARMY AND PROTESTERS THROWING STONES AT EACH OTHER LEBANESE RED CROSS VEHICLE DRIVING NEAR INCIDENT LEBANESE LEBANESE ARMY AND PROTESTERS THROWING STONES AT EACH OTHER
- Embargoed: 9th November 2019 15:24
- Keywords: army wounded Badawi gunfire red cross Tripoli protesters clashes Akkar
- Location: TRIPOLI, LEBANON
- City: TRIPOLI, LEBANON
- Country: Lebanon
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
- Reuters ID: LVA001B2QH0SN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:EDITORS NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS PROFANE LANGUAGE
Protesters clashed with Lebanese army troops in Tripoli on Saturday (October 26), with soldiers and demonstrators throwing stones at each other in the latest escalation of violence of a 10 day-long nationwide demonstrations.
Earlier the same day, witnesses and Lebanese broadcaster al-Jadeed reported that gunshots had been fired into the air during a protest blocking a road near the city.
State news agency NNA said gunfire was heard, without giving further details of where it was coming from. NNA said several people were injured, some seriously.
The Lebanese Red Cross said on Twitter that three people were injured there and vehicles were being sent to the scene.
A security source said the army fired into the air to disperse people after gunfire was heard from elsewhere, adding that seven people were injured. A witness said the army was trying to open the road that protesters were blocking and soldiers fired into the air.
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