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BEIRUT, LEBANON - OCTOBER 19: A protester lights a smoke canister as thousands of people descend on central Beirut, Lebanon, to protest against the government on October 19, 2019 in Beirut, Lebanon. The third night of unrest has seen the largest gathering so far. Protests flared this week after the government proposed taxing messaging services like Whatsapp, which came on the heels of an unpopular austerity budget passed in July, intended to deal with a ballooning deficit. (Photo by Sam Tarling/Getty Images)

BEIRUT, LEBANON - OCTOBER 19: A protester lights a smoke canister as thousands of people descend on central Beirut, Lebanon, to protest against the government on October 19, 2019 in Beirut, Lebanon. The third night of unrest has seen the largest gathering so far. Protests flared this week after the government proposed taxing messaging services like Whatsapp, which came on the heels of an unpopular austerity budget passed in July, intended to deal with a ballooning deficit. (Photo by Sam Tarling/Getty Images)