Bosnians demonstrations frustrated at high joblessness, rampant corruption



Anti-government protests spread across Bosnia and Herzegovina for a third consecutive day. 

Demonstrators have torched a government building in the capital Sarajevo after setting fire to another in the city of Tuzla. Also in Zenitsa, the country's fourth largest city, protesters threw stones at a local government building there. Officials say dozens of people have been wounded in clashes with the police.

The protests were ignited by unpaid workers of four privatized companies in the north-eastern city of Tuzla on Wednesday. The demonstrations later gained momentum and rapidly spread with people expressing their anger at high unemployment and rampant corruption.

PressTV

Related,
Situation in Sarajevo is Calmer But Cantonal Government Building is Still Burning - Sarajevo Times

Bosnia protesters attack presidency building (video) - Al Jazeera
Chaos in B&H: Government Buildings Set on Fire in Sarajevo, Zenica and Tuzla - Balkan Chronicle

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