Tens of thousands of Lebanese protesters form a human chain running north-south across the entire country in a bit to symbolise newfound national unity
Demonstrators form a human chain next to a graffiti during ongoing anti-government protests in Jal elDib, Lebanon, October 27, 2019
Reflecting financial strains unseen since the 1975-90 civil war, the millers association said wheat stocks were enough for just 20 days due to problems making foreign currency payments over the past two months. People from all sects and walks of life have flooded the streets for 11 days, furious at a sectarian ruling elite they accuse of plundering state resources for personal gain.
"What's happening is proof of how peacefully we are protesting, when you see people all holding hands and having one heart," said Nadine Labaki, an Oscar-nominated Lebanese filmmaker taking part in the chain in Beirut. At the Vatican, Pope Francis offered his prayers on Sunday for young protesters in Lebanon and asked for the international community's support to keep the country a place of "peaceful coexistence".
Asked in a WhatsApp message what was expected at the political level, one senior politician replied "deadlock".Lebanon's government is grappling with one of the world's heaviest public debt burdens at 150 percent of GDP. It has declared an economic emergency to try to get its finances under control. Lebanese authorities' inability to meet people's urgent demands could "further test depositor confidence," it added.
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