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Op 010720 bread Lebanon Michael Young

  • People queue to buy bread at a local bakery in Beirut, Lebanon on June 27. Lebanese officials announced more measures to stabilise the nation’s plunging local currency and rein in soaring food prices that have triggered nationwide protests. Hasan Shaaban/Bloomberg
    People queue to buy bread at a local bakery in Beirut, Lebanon on June 27. Lebanese officials announced more measures to stabilise the nation’s plunging local currency and rein in soaring food prices that have triggered nationwide protests. Hasan Shaaban/Bloomberg
  • People queue to buy bread in Beirut, Lebanon on June 27. Hasan Shaaban/Bloomberg
    People queue to buy bread in Beirut, Lebanon on June 27. Hasan Shaaban/Bloomberg
  • Flat bread loaves on a conveyor inside the kitchen at a local bakery in Beirut, Lebanon on June 27. Hasan Shaaban/Bloomberg
    Flat bread loaves on a conveyor inside the kitchen at a local bakery in Beirut, Lebanon on June 27. Hasan Shaaban/Bloomberg
  • Crowds outside a local bakery in Beirut. Hasan Shaaban/Bloomberg
    Crowds outside a local bakery in Beirut. Hasan Shaaban/Bloomberg
  • Scenes outside Beirut's bakeries. Hasan Shaaban/Bloomberg
    Scenes outside Beirut's bakeries. Hasan Shaaban/Bloomberg
  • Workers wearing protective face masks serve a large crowd of customers at a bakery in Beirut on June 27. Bloomberg
    Workers wearing protective face masks serve a large crowd of customers at a bakery in Beirut on June 27. Bloomberg
  • Flat bread inside the kitchen at a local bakery in Beirut. Bloomberg
    Flat bread inside the kitchen at a local bakery in Beirut. Bloomberg