Truck and Car Drivers in several Serbia cities stopped their cars for 10 hours on busy locations during the afternoon rush hour in a protest over soaring increase of fuel prices.

Protests in the capital city of Belgrade and other cities in the Country were organized through social networks via Facebook , Twitter and Instagram. It halted traffic for about 10 hours on a hot and sunny afternoon, forcing some people to walk home from work.
In Belgrade,Serbia people could be seen crossing the bridges on foot alongside kilometers-long lines of cars, trucks and bikes



Drivers are angry that fuel prices in crisis-ridden Serbia have reached some 1.3 (#560) euros per liter ($1.6), with the state tax collectors collecting more than 50 percent in taxes.

The government has blamed the hikes on global markets blaming the US especially, since Serbia imports most of its oil and Gas products.

The average salary in Serbia is about 450 euros ($530) Which is one of the lowest in Europe.

It is believed the state government are pleading with the Drivers to move their cars from the road .

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