Demonstrations renewed in the city of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, in protest against the difficult living conditions exacerbated by the general closure as a result of the precautionary measures taken by the authorities to confront the Corona pandemic.

Protesters in the city of Tripoli threw stones at the governorate building, and the official agency stated that a number of protesters gathered in Abdel Hamid Karami Square in Tripoli, waving Lebanese flags and chanting slogans condemning the officials, demanding accountability for the corrupt.

In addition, a number of other young men gathered in front of the entrance to the Tripoli Brigades, and they threw stones at the Saraya building, amid the deployment of the Internal Security Forces.

Video clips documented scenes of burning a security forces' room near the Saraya, and stone throwing.

The riot police worked to remove the protesters from the vicinity of the governorate headquarters, using water cannons.

The start of the movements in Al-Nour Square - # Tripoli pic.twitter.com/RXaoPFDp7I

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The clashes in Tripoli on Tuesday between demonstrators protesting the general closure and the security forces resulted in the injury of 45 people, according to the Lebanese Red Cross reported on Wednesday.

Protesters throw stones at the Saraya # Tripoli building.

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In turn, the Lebanese army announced on Wednesday that "31 soldiers were wounded and bruised as a result of being attacked, stoned, Molotov cocktails and firecrackers," referring to "the arrest of 5 persons for infringing on public and private property, fabricating riots, and being exposed to security forces."

Small groups of demonstrators blocked main roads in northern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley and the southern entrance to Beirut, and protesters gathered in central Beirut, before the security forces and the army dispersed them.

The internal security guard room was burned at the Saraya Gate in Al-Nour Square. # Lebanon_Flashpic.twitter.com/EQjlQhdkG0

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For about two weeks, Lebanon has been witnessing a general tight lockdown, with a round-the-clock curfew that is among the most stringent in the world, but poverty, exacerbated by a prolonged economic crisis, pushes many to not comply in order to preserve their livelihood.

Abdullah Al-Bahr (39 years) - a father of 3 children - angrily told AFP on the sidelines of his participation in the demonstration, "I cannot bring a bag of bread to the house (...), we will die either from hunger or from Corona."

Local media reported that a father who works as a taxi driver left his girl, who is barely two years old, with an army officer at night in Tripoli, because he was unable to feed her, and the Red Cross examined her health, before the father was arrested and then handed over to the child.

Since the beginning of the year, Lebanon has recorded record rates of infection and deaths from the Coronavirus, with most of the country's hospitals reaching their maximum capacity.

The number of infections since the start of the virus outbreak has reached more than 285,754, including 2,477 deaths.

For his part, the Lebanese Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, asked the Lebanese to be wary of attempts by entities to exploit their living conditions to send political messages.

In turn, Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab said that there is an attempt to hijack the people's demands, and that the government is not formed by blocking the roads.