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| Danish protests spark 100 arrests | Danish protests spark 100 arrests |
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| Police in Denmark have arrested about 100 people during a second night of protests over the eviction of squatters from a youth centre in the capital. | Police in Denmark have arrested about 100 people during a second night of protests over the eviction of squatters from a youth centre in the capital. |
| Officers in riot gear used tear gas to disperse demonstrators, as cars were set alight and petrol bombs thrown. | Officers in riot gear used tear gas to disperse demonstrators, as cars were set alight and petrol bombs thrown. |
| The clashes have centred on the Youth House (Ungdomshuset) building in the Noerrebro district of Copenhagen. | The clashes have centred on the Youth House (Ungdomshuset) building in the Noerrebro district of Copenhagen. |
| Left-wing activists have occupied the building since 1982 but it was sold by the city in 2000 to a Christian group. | Left-wing activists have occupied the building since 1982 but it was sold by the city in 2000 to a Christian group. |
| The fundamentalist group, called Faderhuset, obtained a court eviction order - but the activists vowed not to leave, saying the council had no right to sell the building while it was still in use. | The fundamentalist group, called Faderhuset, obtained a court eviction order - but the activists vowed not to leave, saying the council had no right to sell the building while it was still in use. |
| 'Dramatic evening' | 'Dramatic evening' |
| Hundreds of police officers were deployed in Copenhagen's Noerrebro district and the hippy enclave of Christiana on Friday in an attempt to prevent renewed violence. | Hundreds of police officers were deployed in Copenhagen's Noerrebro district and the hippy enclave of Christiana on Friday in an attempt to prevent renewed violence. |
| class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/6414657.stm">In pictures: Danish riots But trouble broke out in the early hours of Saturday, when demonstrators barricaded streets, set several cars on fire and threw stones and petrol bombs, police said. | |
| Police spokesman Flemming Steen Munch said at least 100 people had been arrested in the Noerrebro and Christianshavn districts. | Police spokesman Flemming Steen Munch said at least 100 people had been arrested in the Noerrebro and Christianshavn districts. |
| "It has been a dramatic evening," he said, quoted by the Associated Press news agency. | "It has been a dramatic evening," he said, quoted by the Associated Press news agency. |
| He warned that further violence could flare up over the weekend, when two authorised demonstrations are due to take place. Extra police have been drafted into the capital. | He warned that further violence could flare up over the weekend, when two authorised demonstrations are due to take place. Extra police have been drafted into the capital. |
| Jan, a spokesman for the youth centre, told Reuters news agency that activists planned to disrupt traffic. | Jan, a spokesman for the youth centre, told Reuters news agency that activists planned to disrupt traffic. |
| He said: "The struggle will continue for a long time. As long as there is no Youth House in Copenhagen, there will be a fight to get one." | He said: "The struggle will continue for a long time. As long as there is no Youth House in Copenhagen, there will be a fight to get one." |
| 'War zone' | 'War zone' |
| Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has condemned the rioters. | Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has condemned the rioters. |
| Protesters set fire to makeshift barricades on Thursday | |
| Thursday's operation to evict the squatters resulted in some 217 arrests, injuries to 25 people and scenes described by the Danish media as a "war zone". | Thursday's operation to evict the squatters resulted in some 217 arrests, injuries to 25 people and scenes described by the Danish media as a "war zone". |
| Police in riot gear blocked the streets as an anti-terror squad dropped from helicopters onto the building's roof in a dawn raid. | Police in riot gear blocked the streets as an anti-terror squad dropped from helicopters onto the building's roof in a dawn raid. |
| Youths then gathered behind protest lines, yelling at police and throwing missiles. | Youths then gathered behind protest lines, yelling at police and throwing missiles. |
| Among those arrested were foreigners from France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Lithuania, New Zealand and the US. | Among those arrested were foreigners from France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Lithuania, New Zealand and the US. |
| There were further protests by sympathisers of the activists outside Danish diplomatic missions in Germany, Sweden, Norway and Austria. | There were further protests by sympathisers of the activists outside Danish diplomatic missions in Germany, Sweden, Norway and Austria. |
| Last December, a protest in Copenhagen against the eviction plans turned violent, and more than 300 people were arrested. | Last December, a protest in Copenhagen against the eviction plans turned violent, and more than 300 people were arrested. |
| Did you witness the clashes? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. If you have any pictures you can send them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. | Did you witness the clashes? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. If you have any pictures you can send them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. |
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