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April 5, 2016

Over 10,000 Protest in Iceland After Prime Minister Exposed in Panama Papers
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In Iceland, over 10,000 protesters took to the streets Monday calling
for Iceland's prime minister to resign after it was revealed he had
benefited from offshore investment accounts in tax havens.

Einar Bergmundur: "I'm just protesting the corruption of the government.
The prime minister has been hiding his money in Tortola and lying about
it. The financial minister has also been lying about his participation
in secret companies. And everybody is just fed up with this."

Details of Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson's
offshore account were exposed on Sunday as part of the Panama Papers-a