The Bab Al-Tabbaneh area witnessed confrontations between groups of young men and army units on Saturday afternoon, which have resulted in 23 injured so far, including 4 soldiers.
The Islamic Medical Association's Emergency and Relief paramedics have tended to all the casualties, transporting 9 of them to the Tripoli Governmental and Islamic Hospitals for treatment.
These confrontations were triggered when a group of young men from Bab Al-Tabbaneh intercepted large trucks loaded with food products as they were heading to Syria, on the pretext that the Lebanese are more entitled to these food products due to the hunger striking them and their deprived livelihood due to high unemployment.
Clashes evolved into throwing stones at army units who responded with tear gas at the demonstrators, while other protesters blocked the roads to Abdul Hamid Karami Al-Nour Square, Al-Qobba Road, Al-Arz street and Tabbaneh highway with burning tires.
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