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Protesters block south Lebanon highway, demand speed bumps
Date of incident:
November 9, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
On 09 Nov 16, demonstrators blocked the Tyre highway in south Lebanon in protest of the lack of speed bumps on a recently repaved road. Tens of residents gathered to stop cars in the town Berghliye. The protesters burned tires and threw rubble to block the vital coastal road connecting the southern cities of Tyre and Saida. The locals complained that the contractor had not added speed bumps while executing a recent paving project in the region.
This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
Primary category:
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary):
Policy conflicts
Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.
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