Protests break out across Syria over fuel price increases
- Demonstrators burn tyres and block highways as protests over increased fuel prices grip Syrian cities.
- Protests have erupted across several cities in Syria after the government increased fuel prices, with demonstrators blocking a main highway for several hours.
- The government raised prices on Sunday by up to 40 percent on diesel and 28 percent on petrol, in what it said were temporary increases caused by a sharp rise in the global cost of securing fuel.
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- Demonstrators burn tyres and block highways as protests over increased fuel prices grip Syrian cities.
- Protests have erupted across several cities in Syria after the government increased fuel prices, with demonstrators blocking a main highway for several hours.
- The government raised prices on Sunday by up to 40 percent on diesel and 28 percent on petrol, in what it said were temporary increases caused by a sharp rise in the global cost of securing fuel.
Sources: Al Jazeera