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Thu 01 Jan 2009Recession sparks riots in Sofia and Riga

RIOTS HAVE rocked the capitals of Bulgaria and Latvia as deepening economic strife grips eastern members of the European Union.

Hundreds of Bulgarians clashed with police in Sofia yesterday after about 2,000 people massed outside parliament for the latest in a series of anti-government protests.