Lebanon’s Tripoli prepares for day of rage after protester Ahmad Tawfiq dies
Lebanon’s second city of Tripoli is preparing for a
“day of rage” on Tuesday after a protester who was reportedly shot by the
guards of an MP died on Monday night.
Ahmad Tawfiq was reportedly shot in the stomach
three months ago in Tripoli, according to Lebanese journalists online.
Lebanese protesters online called for a day of rage
in Tripoli, with users sharing photos of Tawfiq and commemorating him. Arabic
hashtags of Tawfiq's name and day of rage were spreading across Twitter on
Tuesday morning.
Lebanon's Janoubia news agency also posted a
photograph of Ahmad Tawfiq's funeral.
Lebanon has been rocked by anti-government protests
since October. Nationwide demonstrations have criticized the whole political
establishment for corruption, nepotism, and a worsening economic crisis.
