22 killed in Angola as fuel hike protests turn violent

LUANDA — Angola's government said on Wednesday that the death toll from violent protests against a fuel price hike had risen to 22 from the previous day's estimate of four.

The unrest broke out on Monday when minibus taxi associations launched a three-day strike against the government's decision to increase the price of diesel by one-third, part of efforts to curb costly subsidies and shore up public finances.

Looting, vandalism and clashes with police started in capital Luanda, then spread to other provinces.