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| 'Leftist Youth' Riot In Copenhagen |
| 2006-12-17 |
| More than 300 demonstrators were arrested in the Danish capital on Saturday after violent clashes between police and youths who were protesting against the planned closure of a youth centre in the city. Several hundred demonstrators threw cobblestones, bottles and fireworks at police and erected blazing barricades made from Christmas trees, trash cans and bicycles, police said. "It was extremely violent. It looked like a war zone and it's been many years since we last had to use tear gas on the streets," police spokesman Flemming Steen Munch told reporters. Police responded with tear gas attacks and split the main crowd of demonstrators into several smaller ones using armoured cars. Groups of demonstrators walked towards the city centre smashing shop windows, leaving a trail of destruction. The conflict over the youth centre has been brewing since 2000 when local government sold the building that houses the centre. Left-wing activist have been using the centre as a base since 1982. The current owners have a court order to have the squatters evicted but the youths have sworn to protect the house and have repeatedly called for a political solution. Danish media reported that at least four police officers and several demonstrators were injured in the clashes. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #7 You know the Left > running naked thru the Tulips wid someone elses money in laissez faire, Universalist oblivion = only they have the rights to do so, not anyone else. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-12-17 22:28 |
| #6 THIS IS NOT MUSLIMS. It is squatters being evicted, and they're not going quietnly. Because all property wants to be free, man...pay no rent! |
| Posted by: gromky 2006-12-17 21:39 |
| #5 This has less to do with Muslims and much more to do with squatters. Left-wing activists have been using the Ungdom-shuset youth centre in the city's Nørrebro district building as a base since 1982 when it was first occupied by young squatters. They ultimately established their right to live there. A Christian group bought out the property and finally is having them evicted after much legal wrangling and hand wringing. When the news involves Odense on southern Zealand (Copenhagen's island), then think Muslim. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-17 21:36 |
| #4 Most likely run-of-the-mill European leftists. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-12-17 19:36 |
| #3 Would that be "Asian" in the American sense, or the European variety? I'm guessing they're not Chinese, Korean, or Vietnamese.... |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2006-12-17 19:31 |
| #2 Asians. |
| Posted by: Danking70 2006-12-17 18:10 |
| #1 any idea what kind of "youths"? I have my suspicions... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-12-17 18:06 |