Protesters set fire to a supermarket and gathered at various sites in the coastal city of Oman, on the third day of unrest that have led to deadly clashes in the strategic Persian Gulf nation. Security forces blocked the main vehicular arteries Sohar, 200 km northwest of Muscat, the capital of Oman, in an attempt to isolate the demonstrators and prevent the protests from spreading.
Hundreds of demonstrators, mostly young, went to the roundabout of the city, demanding wage increases, jobs for unemployed youth and changes of government ministers.
Hundreds of demonstrators, mostly young, went to the roundabout of the city, demanding wage increases, jobs for unemployed youth and changes of government ministers.
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