国际英语资讯:Protest erupts in Lebanon following reports about poverty-related suicide cases
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 4-- <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Beirut">Beirut</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="committing">committing</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="LDC">LDC</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Protesters">Protesters</span> <span word="chanted">chanted</span> <span word="slogans">slogans</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deteriorating">deteriorating</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="specify">specify</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="incapable">incapable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="debts">debts</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arsal">Arsal</span>, <span word="Bekaa">Bekaa</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> 1,000 <span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 0.66 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>).</p><p><span word="Lebanon">Lebanon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 17 <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="class">class</span>.</p>
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