Its all against the backdrop of an ailing economy by saying. Im called aspen welcome to the program any wrong thousands of people have been out in the streets protesting the governments decision to raise petrol prices by 50 percent and introduced rationing since the price hike on friday many demonstrators have abandoned their cars along major highways and joined mass rallies in the capital tehran but some of the demonstrations have turned violent at least 2 people have died as a result of the protests with many more injured. Iranians have taken to the streets in the capital tehran and a number of cities across the country in protest against a government move to hike the price of petrol by 50 percent. Well the demonstrations started with protesters blocking roads but its collated quickly petrol stations and cars were torched and all manner of public property was badly damaged banks and government buildings were also a focus for peoples rights which failed to sway irans leader Ayatollah
Celebrates its 500th birthday with music dancing and fire spread its not all good against a backdrop tailing of an ailing economy hit by sections. And william good welcome to the program a tense standoff is unfolding in hong kong where police are moving in against antigovernment protesters holed up in a university as police try to storm hong kong polytechnic protesters responded by setting fire to the main campus entrance authorities have warned theyll resort to live ammunition if the small group of holdouts dont put down lethal weapons some of them have used bone arrows and hurled petrol bombs. At police. Were joined now by Mathias Bowling whos there for us in Hong Kong Mathias the scenes out of there are quite terrifying talk us through the situation as its escalated. So about an hour ago a little more the police tried to enter this universities throughout the whole night and the whole day yesterday that been clashes outside of the university with police charging being pushed back re
Embargo. Plus max for stop and takes it to the max in sao paulo the dutchman holds off a stiff challenge from champion Lewis Hamilton to claim victory in a thrilling brazilian grand prix. And william glue cruft welcome to the program a tense standoff has taken a violent turn in hong kong as police move in against antigovernment protesters holed up inside Hong Kong Polytechnic University authorities have warned vale using live ammunition if the small group of holdouts dont put down lethal weapons some have used bone arrows and hurled petrol bombs at police overnight police tried to storm the university and protesters 1st bonded with fires. And the police move in. But protesters sit the entrance to Hong Kong Polytechnic University ablaze as the police retreat. The police make some arrests and a few students were injured although the standoff remains tense its without serious bloodshed something many had feared over the weekend. But it remains a fiery stalemate hundreds of students inside
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