Beirut, ST- Demonstrators in various Lebanese areas continued for the eleventh day protesting against the deteriorated living conditions and the imposition of new taxes, with the continued closure of official institutions, schools and universities.
The protesters gathered in the squares of Beirut and its suburbs, in Sidon, Tire, southern areas, the Bekaa, and Tripoli, closing roads despite the efforts of the Lebanese army and security forces to open some roads for the movement of citizens.
The thing which caused many problems on the road of Sidon Beirut and Beirut Tripoli and the Beddawi area in Tripoli. The traffic in Beirut is light today due to roads being cut off by demonstrators.
Several calls for a sit-in in Beirut were announced today by some economic and professional associations with an emphasis on continuing the closure of roads.
The Lebanese Ministry of Defense has warned of the presence of traitors in order to fabricate problems or shoot at protesters during the current demonstrations, pointing to the arrest of one of the protesters during the demonstrations on Jisr al- Ring in central Beirut carrying a weapon.
M.Wassouf