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Protesters burn down the building of the municipality of Tripoli, northern Lebanon
Anti-government protesters set fire to the city’s municipality building on Thursday and Friday night in Tripoli, on the fourth day of protests in the country.
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The National News Agency said protesters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at the municipality building, causing a large fire inside, noting that fire fighting cars worked with difficulty to put out the fires that broke out in the different layers. of the building, while the Lebanese army arrested 4 people while imposing its control in front of the municipality of Tripoli.
The protesters blocked several main roads in the city with burning tires, and closed some main streets, while the security forces threw tear gas canisters to disperse the protesters, resulting in the registration of a number of injuries among the protesters and security personnel. cash.
For his part, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said: “What happened in the city of Tripoli tonight is a described and organized crime by which all those who conspired to hit the stability of the city, burn down its institutions and municipality and occupy its streets in chaos, “
He added in a statement that “those who burned Tripoli are criminals who do not belong to the city and its people. They have challenged its safety and dignity in the name of a livelihood, and it is unacceptable, under any living or political slogan, that they stabbed Tripoli from any party or group, whatever its color and affiliation. “
Hariri asked: “Why did the Lebanese army look to burn the brigades, the municipality and the facilities?” And he added: “If there is a plan to infiltrate extremism in the city, who will open the doors for it? “
Hariri concluded, emphasizing that Tripoli will not fall into the hands of abusers.
The Presidency of the Republic announced that President Michel Aoun had requested the convening of the Central Security Council to study the security situation in the country.، In the context of popular protests in Tripoli and other cities.
Source: National Agency + Al Sharq Newspaper
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