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Protesters in Lebanon block roads for third day in row

Mariam Saleh
Press TV, Beirut

Lebanese from all walks of life continue to head to the streets to take part in what is rapidly turning into an uprising for economic and social reforms. 

As Lebanon’s capital woke up to the odor of smoke and scenes of vandalism, thousands marched in the Bekaa town of Baalbek to commemorate Arba’een.

In a speech on the occasion, Hezbollah’s secretary general stressed that the people of Lebanon are fed up and can no longer tolerate any taxes or fees. The leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement says all political parties, at the helm in recent decades, should accept their responsibilities for the current situation in the country. He also criticized those officials who abandon their responsibilities and resign.

Earlier, Prime Minister Saad Hariri declared that he will give his partners a 72-hour deadline to agree on reforms. The words of Hariri did not seem to persuade those on the streets. Even Army veterans are coming down to the street to voice their anger:

Meanwhile, hundreds more continued to gather in central Beirut near the ministerial palace in what seems to be only the beginning of a critical period ahead.

With the protests in their third day, officials seem to have a hard time to win people’s trust. They should demonstrate that not only they take measures to meet people’s demands but they do take the first practical step to implement them as well.


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