Mexicans march to protest rise in gasoline prices

MEXICO CITY: Hundreds of irate Mexicans marched in Mexico City on Sunday to protest a steep rise in gasoline prices.

They carried signs denouncing President Enrique Pena Nieto, whose government announced last week that the price of gasoline would increase by as much as 20 percent to 0.88 dollars per liter on New Year’s Day, while diesel would rise by 16.5 percent to 0.83 dollars.