Lebanese protesters dig in, setting up tents to block roads
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Hundreds of Lebanese protesters have set up tents Friday, blocking traffic in main thoroughfares and sleeping in public squares to enforce a civil disobedience campaign and keep up the pressure on the government to step down.
Banks, universities and schools remained closed on Friday, the ninth day of nationwide protests.
Protesters briefly closed the highway linking the southern city of Sidon to Beirut, burning tires and blocking traffic. The army later removed the tires and reopened the road.
Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah is expected to address the protest in a speech Friday afternoon.
