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Anarchokiddies riot in Barcelona
Riot police swinging clubs and firing rubber bullets subdued a group of violent protesters following a peaceful rally by tens of thousands of demonstrators hours after European leaders wrapped up a summit on economic reforms. Witnesses said some 200 protesters began smashing windows and throwing gasoline bombs and rocks at riot police near a statue of Christopher Columbus on a pedestrian promenade where the anti-globalization rally had ended 30 minutes earlier. Police said that seven officers were injured and that they had arrested 38 people by 10 p.m. Reporters saw more arrests being made 1 1/2 hours later.
City officials estimated 250,000 people participated in the march, while organizers said there were twice that many - far more than the 10,000 to 50,000 they said they had been hoping for. Protesters belonged to diverse organizations, some created at the spur of the moment, but they aimed their wrath at globalization and the European Union's plans to liberalize energy and financial markets.
 | Things are pretty much back to normal among the anarchokiddie set. Spring's almost here, so the weather's nice for rioting. The Spanish coppers weren't messing around, though. The picture accompanying the original article shows a fellow who's gonna need some serious dental work once he heals up. |
Nah, he'll front the punk rock band The Militant Pacifists. He's got the makeup just about down; all he needs is the nose ring.
Posted by Mark Byron [markbyron.blogspot.com] 3/17/2002 10:15:11 PM
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-03-17 |
