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Gas prices fuel protests in Haiti

February 09, 2015 11:00 pm • Last Updated: February 09, 2015 10:39 pm

Protesters rough up a motorcyclist trying to drive through their roadblock during a two-day strike over the cost of fuel Monday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The motorcyclist fled, leaving his bike with the protesters, but recovered it shortly after when protesters called him over to take it. Unions representing drivers and opposition political parties say the government's cuts to the regulated cost of diesel and gasoline do not go far enough given the drop in global oil prices. Gas costs just over $4 a gallon, and diesel $3.30 a gallon.

Protesters rough up a motorcyclist trying to drive through their roadblock during a two-day strike over the cost of fuel Monday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The motorcyclist fled, leaving his bike with the protesters, but recovered it shortly after when protesters called him over to take it. Unions representing drivers and opposition political parties say the government's cuts to the regulated cost of diesel and gasoline do not go far enough given the drop in global oil prices. Gas costs just over $4 a gallon, and diesel $3.30 a gallon.

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