Rioters block several roads across the Lebanese capital and the country’s north on Thursday, in protest against the release of former minister Michel Samaha.

Rioters block several roads across the Lebanese capital and the country’s north on Thursday, in protest against the release of former minister Michel Samaha.

The Traffic Management Center said that protesters block roads in Beirut's Qasqas, Barbir, Corniche al-Mazraa, Cite Sportive and Verdun, National news agency reported.

The Traffic Management Center said protesters set tires on flame and blocked the two ways of Khalda highway.

It added that Tabbaneh-Qobbeh road in Tripoli was blocked tonight with blazing tires in protest at the release of Samaha.

The Lebanese Military Court approved on Thursday the release of on bail.