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By Maha El Dahan and Issam Abdallah TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Lebanon s poorest city, Tripoli, was again racked by violent protests last week, and some politicians and experts warn that unrest could spread if more is not done to support people facing deepening poverty amid coronavirus restrictions. The country was already in financial meltdown before the pandemic struck, with national debt spiralling, unemployment high and a tumbling currency stoking inflation. For residents of Tripoli, on Lebanon s northern coast, the 24-hour curfew imposed from Jan. 11 to control the spread of COVID-19 was the final straw, preventing many from working. We are headed towards famine, said Haytham Kurdi, a 49-year-old fish kiosk owner in the city.

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