Protesters blocked numerous intersections in Beirut Monday morning, condemning the rising living costs and painful devaluation of the Lebanese pound by as much as 80 percent against the dollar.
Heavy traffic clogged the capital’s roads during rush hour Monday morning as protesters blocked intersections at Qasqas, Barbir and Corniche al-Mazraa.
Security forces later reopened the roads.
Dozens of cement trucks belonging to the Al-Sabeh company meanwhile parked up along the roads leading to and in Martyrs’ Square in central Beirut.
They were protesting the closure of the company’s quarries near Chekka on environmental grounds, one protesting driver said, adding that they planned to drive in convoy to the Environment Ministry.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
