...the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity™, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade...on Wednesday blocked several roads in protest at the unprecedented dollar rate surge and the dire economic situations.
In the city of Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
, several roads were blocked as some protesters opened fire in the air.
Others meanwhile blocked the international al-Beddawi highway in both directions, placing cars, tankers, trash bins, rocks and tires in the middle of the road.
The international Minieh road was also blocked in the town of Bhannine.
The black market dollar rate had reached a record high of LBP 77,000 in recent hours.
The unofficial rate has been steadily surging in recent weeks despite the arrest of top exchangers and currency speculators, with the central bank refraining from taking any measures to control the market.