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Forty Detained in Central Iran During Protests Against Petrol Price Spike - Reports

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Forty Detained in Central Iran During Protests Against Petrol Price Spike - Reports

13:10 GMT 17.11.2019 (Updated: 13:52 GMT 19.12.2022)

© AP Photo / Mostafa ShanechiProtestors attend a demonstration after authorities raised petrol prices, in the northern city of Sari, Iran, Saturday, 16 Nov 2019. Protesters angered by Iran raising government-set petrol prices by 50% blocked traffic in major cities and occasionally clashed with police Saturday after a night of demonstrations punctuated by gunfire.

Protestors attend a demonstration after authorities raised petrol prices, in the northern city of Sari, Iran, Saturday, 16 Nov 2019. Protesters angered by Iran raising government-set petrol prices by 50% blocked traffic in major cities and occasionally clashed with police Saturday after a night of demonstrations punctuated by gunfire. - Sputnik International

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran's Supreme leader Ali Khamenei has voiced support for the government's decision to raise petrol prices, accusing 'foreign-backed thugs' of violence at the protests across the country.

Forty people have been detained in the central Iranian city of Yazd during protests against the recent surge in petrol prices, the ISNA news agency reported on Sunday, citing a local prosecutor.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting with judiciary officials in Tehran, Iran - Sputnik International

Iranian Supreme Leader Warns of 'Foreign-Backed Thugs' Inciting Unrest Amid Fuel Price Spike

17 November 2019, 10:42 GMT

According to the prosecutor, those detained are charged with committing acts of vandalism, attacking police officers and causing bodily harm to them.

He added that most of the detainees were not Yazd residents.

The Iranian government increased petrol prices on Friday, prompting rallies across the country. That same day, one person was reportedly killed during protests in the southern city of Sirjan.