Conflict Incident Report

Mount Lebanon truckers protest quarry closures

Date of incident:

April 21, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

BEIRUT: Dozens of truckers protested the recent closure of Mount Lebanon sand quarries by cutting off a highway junction in the town of Kfardebian Thursday.

The drivers blocked the road with their trucks in both directions, creating a huge traffic jam, according to the National News Agency.

Truck drivers held several similar protests last year, blocking the Beirut-Jounieh highway, and roads in the Kesrouan district near sand quarries where authorities had restricted them from entering.

At the time, authorities had refused to renew their permits to extract sand from the areas, but the dispute was later solved.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Apr-21/348556-mount-l...

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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Conflict Incident Report

Mount Lebanon truckers protest quarry closures