Lebanese demonstrators yesterday forced banks to close completely, organized sit-ins in front of public utilities, and continued to cut off roads in several areas.
Groups of protesters blocked roads in the capital Beirut, Mount Lebanon, the North and the Bekaa in eastern Lebanon. The Lebanese army opened a number of roads, while a number of roads are still closed with obstacles, stones and dust.
A number of protesters protested in front of the Touch building in Beirut. Official institutions, including public and private schools, universities and institutes, were closed in some areas, especially in the Chouf area of Mount Lebanon.
Protesters protested in front of the entrances to public utilities in Sidon, in the south of the country, especially the Electricity Company, the Water Corporation, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture and two cellular companies. And appropriate sites to achieve all legitimate demands ».
The demonstrators, at Elia Square in Sidon, re-installed the audio platform and erected new tents after the army had previously removed them. , Which allowed some banks and public institutions to resume work.
"Within the framework of the joint security plan, a force from the Directorate General of Public Security removed the protesters' tents at the Sassine Square roundabout in Ashrafieh, Beirut, and reopened roads to citizens," the General Directorate of Public Security said in a statement.
The demonstrators flocked yesterday evening to the usual demonstrations from Beirut to Tripoli in the north, and fishing in the south, carrying Lebanese flags, chanting the slogan: «Revolution .. Revolution».
• The army removes tents and a platform in Sidon, and protesters re-establish them.