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Homage in Beirut for Lebanese who committed suicide due to economical situation

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Beirut, July 2 (EFE / EPA) .- Members of the Embrace NGO, who seek to help those who want to commit suicide, gathered Friday in remembrance of Ali Al Hok, a Lebanese man who committed suicide due to the economical situation of the country. According to media reports, Al-Hok shot himself due to the economic and social situation in Lebanon and left an note in Arabic that said: "I am not a heretic, but hunger is heresy." (Camera: WAEL HAMZEH)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE GATHERING IN HAMRA STREET, IN BEIRUT, LEBANON.

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