22-10-2019 13:13 via kvoa.com

Lebanese protesters dig in, even after proposed reforms

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese protesters have set up barricades in the streets around their central rallying point in Beirut.
They’re digging in Tuesday for a sixth day of nationwide anti-government demonstrations, dismissing proposed economic reforms and insisting the government step down.
Walid Joumblatt, a powerful politician who has representatives in the government, criticized the reforms as “weak drugs” that aim to buy time.
Prime Minister Saad Hariri offered a reform pack
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