Iranian-backed, Shiite militant group, Hezbollah, along with labor unions, rioted in the streets of Lebanon, on Wednesday, in order to push for higher salaries for public workers. The protesting blocked traffic all the way through the city of Beirut, and made it nearly impossible to travel.
The groups felt that the nearly one hundred-fifty dollar raise given to many normally underpaid city workers was not enough considering the continually rising prices of food and other necessities.
Sand pits and flaming tires barricaded the streets in order to cause a stir and prove a point that a civil protest was not something they had planned on.
The road to the main airport was blocked off and several flights needed to be canceled due to the intense commotion. Many children stayed home from school and adults avoided work, as they saw it worthless to get caught up in a dangerous situation, or deal with such a long commute to their destination.
The strike was called off by the General Labor Confederation, a few short hours after it had begun, yet not early enough to cause a huge stir between the ever fighting Sunnis and Shiites.
By: Lauren Ricca
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