What we thought was a period of calm and rest culminated this morning in a massive anti-government strike and protest, paralyzing the city of Beirut and several hot places in Lebanon. The morning started with a mortal silence instead of the normal morning buz of people going to work and to school. Followed a huge roar of tanks roaming the streets and halting in every intersection of my area (Mar Elias), thus blocking every entry or exit to the neighbourhood. Next thing is the itching smell of burnt tires and the black smoke invading our skies. Few people are venturing outside the safe heaven of their homes, mostly young lads, tense, ready and eager to start a street fight. We are all home, waiting for this day to unravel itself and hopefuly nobody will die today as a result of the nightmarish state of Beirut.
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