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Demonstrators block roads in the north and Saida

Demonstrators block roads in the north and Saida

The road to Beddawi is blocked by demonstrators with a truck on Monday. (Credit: NNA)

BEIRUT — Demonstrators on Monday evening blocked the road leading to Beddawi in north Lebanon and one leading to Saida in the south to protest deteriorating living conditions.

What we know:

    • Protesters used cars and trucks to cut the road to Beddawi, causing traffic jams, the NNA reported.

    • Meanwhile, in the south, demonstrators blocked the road at Ghazieh outside Saida to denounce countrywide power cuts amid persistent fuel shortages.

    • Earlier Monday, truck owners unable to obtain gasoline blocked the northern entrance to Saida, while demonstrators blocked several roads inside the southern port city. 

BEIRUT — Demonstrators on Monday evening blocked the road leading to Beddawi in north Lebanon and one leading to Saida in the south to protest deteriorating living conditions.

What we know:
    • Protesters used cars and trucks to cut the road to Beddawi, causing traffic jams, the NNA reported.     • Meanwhile, in the south, demonstrators blocked the road at Ghazieh...