![Police remove stones set up by anti-government protesters to block a main road in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. There was so significant resistance from protesters as army units with bulldozers took down barriers and tents set up in the middle of highways and major intersections Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5JC7XCPCD6Q6XHZFLTO42RJWY4.jpg?smart=true&auth=5c0427956d75ef99e9d512519f96703001010dfad0cd6b0248c049cf36a6c45a&width=400&height=225)
Police remove stones set up by anti-government protesters to block a main road in Beirut. AP
Police remove stones set up by anti-government protesters to block a main road in Beirut. AP
Lebanese army clears roads as protest numbers begin to dwindle
After nearly two weeks of protests, Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned on the same day Hezbollah and Amal supporters ransacked the centre of Beirut
Sunniva Rose
31 October, 2019