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A protestor holds the Bulgarian national flag while blocking a central boulevard during a protest against high fuel prices in Sofia on November 11, 2018. Thousands of Bulgarians demonstrated across the country against high fuel prices, blocking traffic in around 20 cities and on key highways to Greece and Turkey. STR / AFP

 

Thousands of Bulgarians demonstrated across the country on Sunday against high fuel prices, blocking traffic in around 20 cities and on key highways to Greece and Turkey.

Protesters clashed with police in Burgas, where traffic was backed up around 10 kilometres (six miles) at several entry points to the Black Sea town, public radio BNR reported.

In the capital, Sofia around 1,000 demonstrators rallied outside the government offices shouting “Rubbish” and “Resign”.

“How can they sell petrol here at the same prices as in Spain and Luxembourg when we are the poorest country in the European Union?” asked taxi driver Ivan Naydenov.

A litre of petrol…



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