The Lebanese employees of hotels, restaurants and nightclubs held Wednesday a sit-in in Beirut's Sodeco road, in protest against a ban on smoking in all confined public space, official NNA news agency reported.

Head of restaurants and hotels owners' union, Paul Aris, attended the sit-in which blocked the road for a while and called for amending the law.

A ban on smoking in all confined public space, including coffee shops, restaurants and bars, went into force in Lebanon on Sept. 3 and stipulated hefty fines for any offenders.

A number of disgruntled Lebanese restaurant owners have voiced their objection to the ban. Endi

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