BEIRUT, June 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Clashes between the Lebanese army and protesters, in Tripoli’s demonstrations on Saturday led to the injury of 20 people, including four army members.
A security source told Xinhua that clashes erupted, when a group of protesters in the northern city of Tripoli intercepted big trucks carrying food items, in an attempt to prevent them from going to Syria.
The source said that protesters expressed their anger to see food being transported to Syria, while the Lebanese are in great need for these products amid current economic crisis and the steep hike in prices.
Protesters threw stones at the army, who prevented them from stopping trucks, by using tear gas to disperse them, which led to the violent clashes.– NNN-XINHUA
