Protesters Block Dahr al-Baydar Highway after Arrest of Druze Sheikh
A number of young men blocked the international road at Falougha junction Friday in protest against the arrest of Sheikh Ayman Hani of the Druze sect at the Masnaa border crossing.
Hani had been arrested on his way to Syria for firearms use charges and was handed over to the Military Police in the Lebanese Army in Ablah.
The road blocking in both directions has caused a suffocating traffic jam.
Head of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblat meanwhile said in a tweet that the roads to Mount Lebanon have remained open during the most tensed protests.
"What is happening today contradicts all logic, reason and principles by a group that distorts the image of the people of Mount Lebanon," he added.
Source: Naharnet
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