A man has died after protesters angry with a total coronavirus lockdown and dire economic conditions clashed with riot police in the Lebanese city of Tripoli for a third consecutive night, writes BBC.

220 people injured during. Witnesses and local media reported that police fired live rounds at protesters.

The round-the-clock curfew imposed this month to halt a surge in coronavirus cases has worsened Lebanon’s economic crisis. People are forbidden from leaving their homes unless they are essential workers, and they must rely on deliveries from supermarkets for food.