2008 Icelandic lorry driver protests

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Truck drivers began protesting against these prices, also aiming for lower tariffs on fossil fuels.[2]

Violence

Violence against protesters is very rare in Iceland.^[3]

According to a person's iReport footage, somebody from behind the police barricade sprayed a can of fluid into the crowd, possibly CS gas, as one protester is seen rubbing their eyes a few seconds later.^[4]

Aftermath

Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde told the Fréttablaðið newspaper, “I am very sorry this happened. It is not in consistency with Icelandic traditions to solve disputes with violence, but I believe it is necessary that police use the resources they have to protect public safety.”^[5]

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