Man killed as protests sweep Lebanon after President Aoun’s interview

The man who was killed was a member of the political party led by Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, a civil war adversary of Aoun. Jumblatt urged his supporters to remain calm during a visit to the hospital where the man had been taken.In a statement, the army said a soldier had opened fire to disperse protesters who were blocking a road in Khaldeh, wounding one person. The soldier was detained and the incident was under investigation.

In a prime time televised interview, Aoun indicated there was no breakthrough in talks over forming a new government to replace Saad al-Hariri’s coalition cabinet. Hariri, who quit on Oct. 29, was hesitant about being prime minister again, he said. “We are working day and night to get the situation in order. If they keep going, there is a catastrophe. If they stop, there is still room for to fix things,” he said.As Aoun’s interview was ending, protesters blocked several main roads across Lebanon, some with burning tyres.

Banks, which were closed for half of October during the protests, shut their doors again on Tuesday in strike action by bank employees who are concerned about security risks posed by depositors demanding their money and protesters.Aoun called on the Lebanese not to rush to the banks, saying their money was safe.

But the heavily armed group Hezbollah and its ally Amal believe Hariri aims mainly to keep Hezbollah out of government, a senior source familiar with the two Shi’ite groups’ view said on Sunday.

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