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Bus drivers protested in Nahr el-Kalb
Date of incident:
August 25, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Bus drivers blocked a main highway north of Beirut creating havoc and a bumper-to-bumper traffic, in protest of the assault of a driver.
Near the Nahr al-Kalb river in northern Lebanon drivers parked their buses bringing traffic heading from Kesrouan towards Dbayeh to a halt. The demonstration occurred following an assault by an unnamed bus driver on another driver near the Dora roundabout.
Altercations have broken out between bus drivers near the Dora roundabout on more than one occasion over competition for passengers. Truck drivers and bus drivers often block highways in order to make their voices heard by authorities.
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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