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Burning tires: Lebanon's protesters send dark, angry message
FILE - In this March 8, 2021 file photo, a protester flashes a victory sign as he aims to block a road during a protest, in Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

FILE - In this March 8, 2021 file photo, a protester flashes a victory sign as he aims to block a road during a protest, in Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

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FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2021 file photo, relatives of victims of the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion hold portraits of their loved one who were killed, as they burn tires to block a road outside the Justice Palace, in Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2021 file photo, relatives of victims of the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion hold portraits of their loved one who were killed, as they burn tires to block a road outside the Justice Palace, in Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

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FILE - In this March 8, 2021 file photo, a protester covers her face with a scarf, as protesters block a main highway in the town of Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

FILE - In this March 8, 2021 file photo, a protester covers her face with a scarf, as protesters block a main highway in the town of Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

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FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021 file photo, a protester flashes the victory sign, as others burn tires to block a road in front of the house of judge Fadi Akiki during a demonstration calling for the release of anti-government activists detained following riots in northern Lebanon late last month, in Beirut, Lebanon. Dense palls of smoke are rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021 file photo, a protester flashes the victory sign, as others burn tires to block a road in front of the house of judge Fadi Akiki during a demonstration calling for the release of anti-government activists detained following riots in northern Lebanon late last month, in Beirut, Lebanon. Dense palls of smoke are rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

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FILE - In this March 3, 2021 file photo, Mounir Hujairi, 23, holds up a Lebanese national flag as walks in front of burning tires set on fire to block a main road, during a protest in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

FILE - In this March 3, 2021 file photo, Mounir Hujairi, 23, holds up a Lebanese national flag as walks in front of burning tires set on fire to block a main road, during a protest in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

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FILE - In this March 8, 2021 file photo, a protester throws a tire into burning tires to block a main highway, in the town of Jal el-Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

FILE - In this March 8, 2021 file photo, a protester throws a tire into burning tires to block a main highway, in the town of Jal el-Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

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FILE - In this March 4, 2021 file photo, a protester burns tires to block a road, in Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

FILE - In this March 4, 2021 file photo, a protester burns tires to block a road, in Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

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FILE - In this March 3, 2021 file photo, Mounir Hujairi, 23, throws gasoline to sets fire to tires that are blocking a road, during a protest in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

FILE - In this March 3, 2021 file photo, Mounir Hujairi, 23, throws gasoline to sets fire to tires that are blocking a road, during a protest in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. It's an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Dense palls of smoke rising around Beirut and other parts of Lebanon from burning tires that anti-government protesters are using to block roads. The tactic has become the hallmark of a new flare-up of demonstrations against an intransigent political class that does nothing as its country slides toward the political and economic abyss. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

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