Thousands of people are fleeing the city as the insurgents try to capture a key road.

由于反叛分子试图控制主要的道路，数千人正在逃离这座城市。

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The protest was planned for McDonald's U. S. headquarters building, but police closed a key road, and McDonald's had advised workers at that building to work from home.

抗议活动原定计划在麦当劳美国总部大楼举行，但是警方关闭了主干道，而且麦当劳也曾规劝大楼里的员工在家工作。

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The main port is unable to offload supplies from ships, and the key road to neighbouring Dominican Republic is clogged, as hundreds of lorries try to get in and out of Haiti.

海地的主要港口无法从船上卸载物资，数百辆卡车试图进出海地，但通往邻近的多米尼加共和国的道路也被封堵。

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The BBC understands that the targets appeared to be key road junctions and former government bases overrun by rebels.

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There have also been clashes on the key road between Damascus and the airport, as well as in the city of Aleppo.

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"This is a key road that needs upgrading, what we have to do is find the funding to do it, " he said.

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