Quick thread on what happened tonight in #Tripoli: It should come as little surprise that the residents of #Lebanon's northern city would come out to protest en force as the #lockdown continues. Tripoli is an extremely neglected area with the people there struggling to get by...

...and the government/politicians continuing to do nothing. So, it is unsurprising that they would protest when they are not allowed to go out or work or do much of anything without any type of support. This protest was not necessarily about the lockdown, but more so about...

...their desperate need for help. This was similar to what happened during the peak of the #LebanonProtests in 2019/early 2020. Most of the focus was on #Beirut since it is the capital, but so much more was happening in Tripoli. Their tiredness of being neglected had reached...

...its limit and it is hard to go back from that. 41 people were injured tonight. 12 were taken to the hospital and 29 were treated at the scene. As long as the government/politicians continue to neglect the city, it is unlikely that they will remain quiet anymore as they...