BEIRUT, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters blocked off several roads in and around Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday at the start of a general strike called by the opposition, witnesses said.

They said protesters burned tyres and placed rocks and other barricades in several streets in central Beirut, its mainly Shi'ite southern suburb and the southern entrances of the capital.

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