Tens of thousands of Lebanese successfully formed a 170-kilometer-long (105 miles) human chain Sunday, stretching the length of the country from Tripoli in the north to Tyre in the south, in a show of solidarity with anti-government protests, organizers said.
“I can confirm that the human chain was a success,” Julie Tegho Bou Nassif, one of the organizers, told AFP. On foot, by bicycle and on motorbikes, demonstrators and volunteers fanned out along the main north-south highway.
The protesters joined hands along a main bridge connecting central Beirut to the north and south in a show of unity while nationwide protests enter their 11th day. Demonstrators have rejected government economic reform proposals, saying they want a government and political system change.
Marcel Karkour, a mother who took part with her two children, said she wants a more “beautiful” Lebanon for the future of her family. Speaking as the demonstration was forming up, Bou Nassif said volunteer motorcyclists helped to identify gaps in the chain. (Read More)
