Scuffle Erupts in Ring Area over Road Closure
Scuffles erupted on Tuesday between protesters blocking the street in the Ring area and citizens demanding the road be reopened, which compelled the intervention of security forces.
Lebanese demonstrators set up barricades for the 12th day in a row to protest corruption and press their demands for a radical overhaul of their country's sectarian political system.
People rejecting the closure said “protesters must stage their sit-ins outside the houses of politicians and officials instead of paralyzing the movement of citizens.”
Defying pleas from Lebanon's top leaders, protesters sought to keep the country on lockdown for a 12th consecutive day by cutting off some of the main thoroughfares, including the main north-south highway.
The protesters -- who are demanding better services as well as an end to corruption and sectarian politics -- continued to block roads on Tuesday.
Source: Agence France Presse
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