Thousands of protesters pour into the streets of Lebanon, driven by anger over rising cost of living and new tax proposals
BEIRUT - Tens of thousands of angry Lebanese took to the streets on Friday, blocking roads and burning tyres in a second day of nationwide protest to demand the removal of a political elite they accuse of looting the economy to the point of collapse.
Their chants called for leaders including President Michel Aoun, Hariri and parliament speaker Nabih Berri to step down.As night fell, crowds waving Lebanese flags marched and drove through the streets with patriotic music blaring from loudspeakers while shouting: “Our demands are one, our objective is one: the people want the downfall of the regime.”
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates warned their citizens to against traveling to Lebanon. In an unprecedented move, Shi’ite protesters also attacked the offices of their deputies from Lebanon’s influential Hezbollah group and the Amal movement in southern Lebanon.
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