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Summary Thousands of Romanians staged a third straight day of protests on Saturday.
Police fire tear gas and make arrests as thousands protest in Bucharest over anger at a healthcare reform bill.Some protesters scuffled with police. An officer suffered a head injury after demonstrators pelted him with stones.The protests broke out after the deputy health minister resigned, objecting to health reforms proposed by the government. Critics of the bill argue that it favored private health care practitioners.Facing mounting pressure, President Traian Basescu scrapped the bill, saying he realised that it lacked support.
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