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Lebanese protesters block roads in major cities amid deepening poverty
Protesters burn garbage containers to block a road in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March 8, 2021

PROTESTERS blocked roads in Lebanon today in protest against government inaction on deepening poverty.

After day-long roadblocks on Monday, including in and out of the capital Beirut, demonstrators cut off roads in the northern city of Tripoli and the eastern Bekaa Valley region.

President Michel Aoun accused the demonstrators of sabotage, but also called on authorities to prevent the manipulation of food prices.

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