One killed in clashes in Iran over fuel price hike: media

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One killed in clashes in Iran over fuel price hike: media

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One killed in clashes in Iran over fuel price hike: media

One person was killed in the Iranian city of Sirjan during protests that erupted after President Hassan Rouhani’s government imposed gasoline rationing and price hikes of at least 50 percent, Iranian ISNA news agency reported on Saturday./ People protest against increased gas price, on a highway in Tehran, Iran November 16, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/ The government announced on Friday that the price of a liter of regular gasoline would increased to 15,000 rials ($0.13 cents) from 10,000 rials and the ...

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