In pictures: Bosnia protests
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Hundreds of people have been injured in three days of anti-government protests across Bosnia-Hercegovina. The demonstrations are the worst unrest since the end of the Bosnian war in 1995.
A number of government buildings were set on fire in the capital, Sarajevo, the northern town of Tuzla and other towns.
The streets of the capital resembled a war zone.
Correspondents say the protesters are angered by years of political inertia and high joblessness. About 40% of Bosnians are unemployed.
Riot police are seen standing in front of a blaze in Sarajevo. The prime minister of the autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation said the unrest was caused by "hooligans".
The protests first erupted in Tuzla before spreading to other towns.
The tensions broke out in Tuzla after factory workers were laid off following the collapse of four former state-owned companies which had been privatised.
A spokesman for the factory workers said the protests were the "answer of the people" to the country's political failure.
The town used to be the industrial heart of of northern Bosnia. Here, several hundred demonstrators are seen attacking a local government building in Tuzla.
A blaze broke out inside the government building in Tuzla. Police said demonstrators also set fire to bins and smashed shop windows.
Security forces were forced to retreat as protesters threw rocks. Local schools have been closed.