Retired servicemen block roads in Beirut over living conditions
The Finance Ministry said Wednesday afternoon that active and retired servicemen can receive their monthly financial aid as of Thursday, after retired servicemen blocked the Ring, Saifi and Beshara al-Khoury roads in Beirut to protest their living conditions and a delay in the payment of their compensations.
The roads were reopened later in the day, after the cutting off of the vital routes worsened traffic congestion in the capital and led to altercations between protesters and motorists.
The retired servicemen had earlier tried to remove the barbed wire around the Grand Serail before retreating at the request of one of the protest leaders.
Source: Naharnet
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