2011 Omani protests
The 2011 Omani protests (also called the Omani Spring) were a series of protests in the Persian Gulf country of Oman that occurred as part of the revolutionary wave popularly known as the "Arab Spring".
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Protesters set Sohar's Lulu Hypermarket ablaze on 28 February 2011. | |
| Date | 17 January 2011 – 8 April 2011 (2 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) |
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| Status | Ended |
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| Death(s) | 6–10 |
| Injuries | 20 |
The protesters demanded salary increases, lower living costs, the creation of more jobs and a reduction in corruption. Protests in Sohar, Oman's fifth-largest city, centered on the Globe Roundabout. The at the time Sultan Qaboos bin Said's responses included the dismissal of a third of the governing cabinet.
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