epa07848690 A bobcat works to remove the cement barrier to re-open a part of the street in front of the United Nations Building (ESCWA) in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 17 September 2019. Roads around a United Nations Building (ESCWA) in Beirut were closed on 11 October 2011 as part of measures to protect the building following a series of attacks on the United Nations. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
epa07848690 A bobcat works to remove the cement barrier to re-open a part of the street in front of the United Nations Building (ESCWA) in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 17 September 2019. Roads around a UShow more

Beirut loses incongruous concrete barriers in a symbol of its stability