Chaotic protests erupted in Lebanon after its cash-strapped government tried to launch a 20¢ per day tax on using WhatsApp and Skype

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Protests broke out in Beirut, Lebanon on Thursday just hours after the authorities tried to impose taxes on messaging services like WhatsApp, Skype, along with Viber. 
The information minister announced on Thursday that the authorities planned to charge people with the country 20¢ per day for utilizing online calling services, according to local news agency An-Nahar. 
Escalating protests pushed the telecoms ministry to reverse the proposition, but the conclusion was not enough to calm protesters who lasted into the evening and are still assembled in town on Friday.  
Video footage shows what appears to be the bodyguards of a Lebanese minister pointing fire arms in the protesters and firing into the air. 
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Protests in Beirut, Lebanon broke out on Thursday hours after the authorities tried to impose taxes on messaging services such as WhatsApp, Skype, along with Viber. 

The information minister Jamil Jarrah announced on Thursday that the authorities planned to charge people with the country 20 US cents each day for utilizing online calling services like WhatsApp, Skype, Viber and Facebook, nation and local press reported. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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