NNA - The Lebanese army and the ISF blocked the main artery and side roads leading out of Abra and, into the village. Beefed-up army and security effectives were meant to thwart cleric Assir's march and paying respects at a local cemetery, NNA field reporters said.



In anticipation of any arising contingency, with Sheikh Ahmed Al-Assir's group at (al-Karameh) Dignity Circle, army and ISF rerouted all traffic towards the western Boulevard linking South Lebanon to the capital Beirut.



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