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Anti-government protesters light candles after protester Ahmad Tawfik dies in Martyrs' Square in Beirut. EPA
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Anti-government protesters light candles after protester Ahmad Tawfik died, in Martyrs' Square, Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanese anti-government protestor Ahmad Tawfik succumbs to his wounds on 17 February following three months of surgeries and medical treatment. He was shot in the stomach at a protest in October 2019 in Tripoli north Lebanon. EPA
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Anti-government protesters light candles after protester Ahmad Tawfik dies in Martyrs' Square in Beirut. EPA
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Anti-government protesters light candles after protester Ahmad Tawfik dies in Martyrs' Square in Beirut. EPA
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Anti-government protesters light candles after protester Ahmad Tawfik dies in Martyrs' Square in Beirut. EPA
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Anti-government protesters light candles after protester Ahmad Tawfik dies in Martyrs' Square in Beirut. EPA
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Anti-government protesters light candles after protester Ahmad Tawfik died, in Martyrs' Square, Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanese anti-government protestor Ahmad Tawfik succumbs to his wounds on 17 February following three months of surgeries and medical treatment. He was shot in the stomach at a protest in October 2019 in Tripoli north Lebanon. EPA
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Anti-government protesters light candles after protester Ahmad Tawfik dies in Martyrs' Square in Beirut. EPA
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Anti-government protesters light candles after protester Ahmad Tawfik dies in Martyrs' Square in Beirut. EPA
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Anti-government protesters light candles after protester Ahmad Tawfik dies in Martyrs' Square in Beirut. EPA
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Anti-government protesters light candles after protester Ahmad Tawfik dies in Martyrs' Square in Beirut. EPA
A second Lebanese protester dies as anti-government movement enters fourth month
Ahmad Tawfik was wounded in Tripoli in November
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19 February, 2020
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