Several wounded in Lebanon performing destructive money demonstrations | Middle East News

Many angry Lebanese people took to the streets to denounce the pound loss and the ‘hard to stay’.

Several protesters were injured in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Saturday in protests over riots by the government in order to keep the money flowing.

The pound has fallen to $ 1,507 since 1997, but the country severe economic hardships over the years has seen its unnecessary price go down.

On Saturday, money changers told AFP that it was selling 17,300-17,500 to the greenback on the black market, while some media users said it had dropped to 18,000.

Many angry Lebanese people took to the streets of Tripoli to protest the decline and “difficult life”, reports the National News Agency (NNA).

Some protesters managed to break through the gates of the central bank branch and enter the courthouse, the commission said, but the military kept them out of the house.

Local media reports say five Lebanese protesters and two soldiers were injured in the fighting.

The protests also burned at the entrance to the government office, an AFP reporter said.

Others were seen trying to enter the homes of two politicians but were stopped by security forces.

In the southern city of Sidon, protesters tried to seize another major bank branch just to be forced by security forces, the NNA report said.

Scattered protests also took place in Beirut’s capital, with a small number of people taking to the streets and burning tires, AFP reports.

Lebanon has been plagued by 2019 with a financial crisis that the World Bank says should be at the center of the global financial crisis since the mid-19th century.

The fall has sparked outrage among Lebanese politicians, who are seen as extremely corrupt and unable to address many of the country’s problems.

The slightest drop in pounds comes as the eastern Mediterranean struggles with imports of oil and oil exported.

The country has been without a viable government since the Beirut massacre last year that killed more than 200 people and damaged the capital’s infrastructure.

The government has resigned following the tragedy, but the country’s most divided political party has since failed to accept a new cabinet.

The country’s federal government said it was slowing down essential oil requirements, raising fears that the move could lead to a rise in consumer prices.