Bulgarians protest against privatization, poverty

Bulgarians organized mass protests against privatization of national railway company, unemployment and poverty across the country on Sunday.

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Sunday, 10.03.2013.

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SOFIA Bulgarians organized mass protests against privatization of national railway company, unemployment and poverty across the country on Sunday. The protesters blocked a state road in southwest Bulgaria and clashed with the police. Bulgarians protest against privatization, poverty Many protesters gathered in the port town of Varna where they blocked the train station, preventing all railway traffic. Large numbers of protesters gathered in the capital of Sofia and headed toward the main train station. Dissatisfied Bulgarians are carrying banners saying “Bulgaria, wake up”, “Future for the youth”, “Railway is not for sale” and “Mafia”. In the meantime, a third Bulgarian man died on Sunday after setting himself on fire amid protests against growing poverty and corruption in the EU's poorest country. Ventsislav Vasilev, a 53-year-old unemployed father of five, had doused himself with fuel and set himself ablaze outside the mayor's office in the central town of Radnevo on February 26, AFP has reported. Also last month, 36-year-old protester Plamen Goranov set himself on fire outside the city hall in Varna amid snowballing nationwide rallies against poverty, cronyism and corruption. A scene from the protest (Beta/AP) RTS Tanjug

Bulgarians protest against privatization, poverty

Many protesters gathered in the port town of Varna where they blocked the train station, preventing all railway traffic.

Large numbers of protesters gathered in the capital of Sofia and headed toward the main train station.

Dissatisfied Bulgarians are carrying banners saying “Bulgaria, wake up”, “Future for the youth”, “Railway is not for sale” and “Mafia”.

In the meantime, a third Bulgarian man died on Sunday after setting himself on fire amid protests against growing poverty and corruption in the EU's poorest country.

Ventsislav Vasilev, a 53-year-old unemployed father of five, had doused himself with fuel and set himself ablaze outside the mayor's office in the central town of Radnevo on February 26, AFP has reported.

Also last month, 36-year-old protester Plamen Goranov set himself on fire outside the city hall in Varna amid snowballing nationwide rallies against poverty, cronyism and corruption.

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