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Tear gas fired at angry protest in crisis-hit Lebanon
Security forces in crisis-hit Lebanon's capital fired tear gas Wednesday at a protest against deteriorating living conditions, as the currency plummeted to new lows against the dollar. The country's economic meltdown, described by the World Bank as one of the worst in recent global history, has plunged most of the population into poverty according to the United Nations. Many of the hundreds who protested in Beirut were retired servicemen whose army pensions have lost most of their value, and depositors locked out of their savings by cash-strapped banks. "I used to make around $4,000, now my pension is worth $150," retired general Khaled Naous, 70, told AFP. "We're un

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