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Violent protests break out in Bosnia-Hercegovina | Violent protests break out in Bosnia-Hercegovina |
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Demonstrators in Bosnia-Hercegovina have set fire to government buildings as violent protests continue across the country for a third day. | Demonstrators in Bosnia-Hercegovina have set fire to government buildings as violent 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. | 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. | 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. | About 40% of Bosnians are unemployed. |
Local media report that demonstrators have tried to get into the presidential building. | Local media report that demonstrators have tried to get into the presidential building. |
Sarajevo-based newspaper Daily Avaz says windows in the building have been broken. | Sarajevo-based newspaper Daily Avaz says windows in the building have been broken. |
At least 50 people have been injured in the capital, the paper reports. | At least 50 people have been injured in the capital, the paper reports. |
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 De Launey says exasperation at years of inertia and incompetence in Bosnia is at the root of the protests. | The BBC's Balkans correspondent Guy De Launey says exasperation at years of inertia and incompetence in Bosnia is at the root of the protests. |
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