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| Bosnia protesters vent jobs anger | Bosnia protesters vent jobs anger |
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| Demonstrators in Bosnia-Hercegovina have set fire to government buildings as protests continue across the country for a third day. | |
| Police have used rubber bullets and tear gas against protesters in the capital Sarajevo and the northern town of Tuzla. | |
| The protesters are unhappy about economic and political progress in the Balkan country. It is the worst unrest since the end of the Bosnian war. | |
| About 40% of Bosnians are unemployed. | |
| On Thursday, clashes between police and demonstrators in Tuzla injured more than 130 people, according to Reuters. | On Thursday, clashes between police and demonstrators in Tuzla injured more than 130 people, according to Reuters. |
| The unrest began in Tuzla earlier in the week, with protests over the closure and sale of factories which had employed most of the local population. | The unrest began in Tuzla earlier in the week, with protests over the closure and sale of factories which had employed most of the local population. |
| Demonstrators in other towns supported the Tuzla workers and criticised the government for failing to tackle rampant unemployment. | Demonstrators in other towns supported the Tuzla workers and criticised the government for failing to tackle rampant unemployment. |
| The BBC's Balkans correspondent Guy Delauney says exasperation at years of inertia and incompetence in Bosnia is at the root of the protests. |