Michel Aoun, the Lebanese President, called for the Lebanese Central Security Council to convene to study the security situation in the country, according to an urgent news broadcast by Sky News a short while ago.
Earlier, the Lebanese demonstrations renewed in a number of cities in protest against the poor conditions caused by the Corona virus crisis, as clashes erupted between Lebanese protesters and security forces in Tripoli, northern Lebanon.
Protests were renewed in the city of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, against the deteriorating economic conditions due to the closure measures taken by the Lebanese government to confront the Corona virus, while Lebanese security fired tear gas canisters to disperse demonstrators near the government palace in Tripoli, Lebanon.