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In a sad scene that requires no comment, as he puts it, a fight between a man and a woman took place on Thursday in a supermarket in Hazmieh, a suburb of Beirut, over a subsidized bag of milk. The dispute escalated into an altercation and then a fist fight between the man and a supermarket employee.
The story begins when the man tries to buy more than one sack of subsidized milk and the woman has nothing left to buy. Then the employee took the initiative to take a bag from the man’s basket to give it to the lady, then the problem occurred and the manager of the branch was beaten. The video spread like wildfire on social media.
For its part, the supermarket management issued a statement in which it said: “We are interested in clarifying the background of the patterns that occurred in one of our branches, which led to the branch manager being beaten and a verbal altercation between employees and a customer who insisted on purchasing a large quantity of subsidized milk and oil regardless of the limited quantities available. Of the subsidized articles that must be delivered to the largest possible number of citizens in parallel. The supermarket regrets what happened and affirms that it continues to guarantee food safety for citizens alike, and asked those interested to propose a comprehensive solution to the crisis of subsidized goods to avoid similar events related to monopoly and storage.
Demonstrations and road closures
At the same time, protesters blocked main roads in various regions of Lebanon on Thursday, the third day of protests fueled by anger over the country’s economic crisis.
The protests began on Tuesday after the currency plunged to a new record, adding to the anger of citizens concerned about the financial collapse. Lebanon’s financial crisis, which erupted in 2019, toppled jobs, raised concerns about rising hunger and prevented depositors from accessing their money in banks.
From Jal el Dib to March 4, 2021
Protesters also burned tires Thursday night, blocking Beirut’s exit roads at Jal el Dib and Furn El Shubbak. The main road in the Zouk area, north of the capital, was also closed, as tensions sometimes erupted between drivers wanting to pass and protesters.
It is noteworthy that, last year, Lebanon witnessed a popular uprising against political leaders, the bankruptcy of the state and the banking sector, and the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion killed 200 people and destroyed parts of Beirut.
From Jal el Dib to March 4, 2021
The collapse of the Lebanese pound, which fell to 10,000 pounds against the dollar on Tuesday, was the last straw for many, who have seen the prices of consumer goods such as diapers and pills rise almost three times since the start of the crisis.
