Sporadic protests erupted in cities across Iran on Saturday, state news agency IRNA said, a day after the government announced a surprise decision to ration and hike the price of petrol.
The demonstrations were "severe" at Sirjan in central Iran as "people attacked a fuel storage warehouse in the city and tried to set fire to it," the news agency reported.
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