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Beirut, Jun 17 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Wael Hamzeh) Barricades made with garbage containers blocked Beirut's main avenues during the general strike staged Thursday by Lebanese workers' unions in protest against the ongoing economic crisis.FOOTAGE OF BEIRUT DURING THE STRIKE, GARBAGE CONTAINERS BLOCKING THE STREET
Beirut (Lebanon), Jun 17 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Wael Hamzeh) Barricades of containers cut some of the main avenues of Beirut on Thursday during the day of strike, called by the General Union of Workers against the economic crisis that the country suffers. FOOTAGE OF THE STREETS IN LEBANON
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