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| Bosnia-Hercegovina protests break out in violence | Bosnia-Hercegovina protests break out in violence |
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| Demonstrators in Bosnia-Hercegovina have set fire to government buildings, in the worst unrest since the end of the 1992-95 war. | Demonstrators in Bosnia-Hercegovina have set fire to government buildings, in the worst unrest since the end of the 1992-95 war. |
| Hundreds of people have been injured in three days of protests over high unemployment and perceived inability of politicians to improve the situation. | Hundreds of people have been injured in three days of protests over high unemployment and perceived inability of politicians to improve the situation. |
| Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to quell unrest in the capital Sarajevo and the northern town of Tuzla. | Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to quell unrest in the capital Sarajevo and the northern town of Tuzla. |
| Black smoke could be seen coming from the presidency building in Sarajevo. | |
| Sarajevo-based newspaper Dnevni Avaz says police used water to disperse the protesters who were throwing stones at the building. There were also reports of an attempted storming of the office. | |
| The fire brigade are unable to reach the burning building, the paper reports. A total of 13 fire service teams have been deployed. | The fire brigade are unable to reach the burning building, the paper reports. A total of 13 fire service teams have been deployed. |
| On Thursday, clashes between police and demonstrators in Tuzla injured more than 130 people, mostly police officers. | On Thursday, clashes between police and demonstrators in Tuzla injured more than 130 people, mostly police officers. |
| "People protest because they are hungry, because they don't have jobs. We demand the government resign," Nihad Karac, a construction worker, told the AFP. | "People protest because they are hungry, because they don't have jobs. We demand the government resign," Nihad Karac, a construction worker, told the AFP. |
| About 40% of Bosnians are unemployed. | About 40% of Bosnians are unemployed. |
| 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, including Mostar, Zenica and Bihac, supported the Tuzla workers and criticised the government for failing to tackle the rampant unemployment. | Demonstrators in other towns, including Mostar, Zenica and Bihac, supported the Tuzla workers and criticised the government for failing to tackle the rampant unemployment. |
| Hundreds of people also gathered in support in the Bosnian Serb capital, Banja Luka. | Hundreds of people also gathered in support in the Bosnian Serb capital, Banja Luka. |
| Local media are reporting that the premiers of two of Bosnia's cantons - Sead Causevic of Tuzla canton and Munib Husejnagic of Zenica-Doboj canton - are to resign. | Local media are reporting that the premiers of two of Bosnia's cantons - Sead Causevic of Tuzla canton and Munib Husejnagic of Zenica-Doboj canton - are to resign. |
| 'Exasperation' | 'Exasperation' |
| 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. |
| Bosnia-Hercegovina is made up of two separate entities: a Bosniak-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina, and the Bosnian Serb Republic, or Republika Srpska, each with its own president, government, parliament, police and other bodies. | Bosnia-Hercegovina is made up of two separate entities: a Bosniak-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina, and the Bosnian Serb Republic, or Republika Srpska, each with its own president, government, parliament, police and other bodies. |
| The complex administrative framework and deep divisions have led to political stagnation and vulnerability to corruption. | The complex administrative framework and deep divisions have led to political stagnation and vulnerability to corruption. |
| The current chairman of the Bosnian presidency, Zeljko Komsic, said that politicians were to blame for the protests. | The current chairman of the Bosnian presidency, Zeljko Komsic, said that politicians were to blame for the protests. |
| The problem "has been accumulating for several years, but the situation now escalated," he told FTV. | The problem "has been accumulating for several years, but the situation now escalated," he told FTV. |
| He was also quoted as saying he would be calling an urgent meeting of the top leadership. | He was also quoted as saying he would be calling an urgent meeting of the top leadership. |
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