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The Bulgarian parliament, a target of militant protesters (Photo: EUobserver)

Eastern Europe risks further riots as economic crisis bites

Civil unrest is spreading in eastern Europe as the economic crisis hits the region harder than western states, with anti-government riots kicking off in Lithuania and Bulgaria in recent days and with Estonia and Hungary at risk.

On Friday (16 January), demonstrators attacked the Lithuanian parliament building in Vilnius with stones, smoke bombs, eggs and ice, breaking windows and calling on the government to resign.

Police dispersed the crowds - estimated to number some 7,000 acco...

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The Bulgarian parliament, a target of militant protesters (Photo: EUobserver)

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