Mexican protesters' blockades cause "critical situation" - Pemex

Protesters block the entrance to a Pemex gas station as they burn tires during a protest against the rising prices of gasoline enforced by the Mexican government, in San Miguel Totolcingo, Mexico January 3, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Blockades of fuel storage terminals by protesters angered by a double-digit increase in gasoline prices has led to a "critical situation" in at least three Mexican states, state oil company Pemex said on Tuesday.

There were distribution problems in northern Chihuahua and Durango states, as well as Morelos state just south of the Mexican capital, due to the blockades affecting key terminals, Pemex said in a statement.