Major roads reopened in Lebanon after army demolishes roadblocks

Lebanese troops started on Wednesday reopening the major roads in Lebanon, in addition to demolishing all roadblocks after a fierce wave of protests that triggered for a week.

In an official statement, the Lebanese Army said: "Due to the tragic accidents occurred, and for the safety of the civilians, several units from the army started reopening the blocked roads."

Demonstrators continued to block roads across Lebanon on Tuesday to protest the financial collapse and political impasse in the country, despite Aoun’s call for security forces to remove barriers.

The President spoke after a meeting with top security officials on Monday, but demonstrators burned tires and urged more people to join them on Tuesday. They blocked a major highway leading south from Beirut as well as areas in the capital and around the northern city of Tripoli.

General Joseph Aoun, the army’s chief of staff, said on Monday that the right to peaceful protest would be secured, barring harm to public or private property, but cautioned troops not to get caught up in politics.