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| Hungarian protests turn violent | Hungarian protests turn violent |
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| There have been violent clashes between police and far-right protesters on the streets of Budapest. | There have been violent clashes between police and far-right protesters on the streets of Budapest. |
| The trouble began when nationalist leader Gyorgy Budahazy, who has been wanted by the police since disturbances began last September, was detained. | The trouble began when nationalist leader Gyorgy Budahazy, who has been wanted by the police since disturbances began last September, was detained. |
| Police decided to clear the city centre using tear gas and water cannon as the crowd of demonstrators swelled. | Police decided to clear the city centre using tear gas and water cannon as the crowd of demonstrators swelled. |
| Earlier thousands of supporters of the main opposition party held a peaceful mass rally to mark National Day. | Earlier thousands of supporters of the main opposition party held a peaceful mass rally to mark National Day. |
| There has been tight security, amid fears of a repetition of last October's clashes that marred the 50th anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising. | There has been tight security, amid fears of a repetition of last October's clashes that marred the 50th anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising. |
| The unrest followed Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's admission that he had lied during the electoral campaign about the state of Hungary's finances. | The unrest followed Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's admission that he had lied during the electoral campaign about the state of Hungary's finances. |
| TV siege | TV siege |
| The far-right rally began peacefully, with speeches from, among others, British historian David Irving, who was imprisoned until recently in Austria for Holocaust denial. | The far-right rally began peacefully, with speeches from, among others, British historian David Irving, who was imprisoned until recently in Austria for Holocaust denial. |
| In pictures: City protests | In pictures: City protests |
| The rioting began in the early evening after police identified and arrested Mr Budahazy, who is wanted in connection with the siege of a public TV station during last September's disturbances. | The rioting began in the early evening after police identified and arrested Mr Budahazy, who is wanted in connection with the siege of a public TV station during last September's disturbances. |
| As the crowd grew to around 1,000, people converged on the centre of the city, with some clearly looking for a fight with police, others just curious, correspondents say. | As the crowd grew to around 1,000, people converged on the centre of the city, with some clearly looking for a fight with police, others just curious, correspondents say. |
| There were no immediate reports of serious injuries, although eyewitnesses mentioned that some demonstrators had attacked journalists. | There were no immediate reports of serious injuries, although eyewitnesses mentioned that some demonstrators had attacked journalists. |
| Police drove down the city's main boulevard firing water cannon and tear gas canisters in an attempt to break up the protest, which they consider illegal. | Police drove down the city's main boulevard firing water cannon and tear gas canisters in an attempt to break up the protest, which they consider illegal. |
| Protesters responded by throwing bottles and stones, and built and set fire to barricades to obstruct the police. | Protesters responded by throwing bottles and stones, and built and set fire to barricades to obstruct the police. |
| Flag row | Flag row |
| At official ceremonies for the holiday, which marks Hungary's brief independence from Habsburg rule in 1848, Mr Gyurcsany was booed by a few hundred protesters, who shouted "Go, Gyurcsany, go!" | At official ceremonies for the holiday, which marks Hungary's brief independence from Habsburg rule in 1848, Mr Gyurcsany was booed by a few hundred protesters, who shouted "Go, Gyurcsany, go!" |
| Later, Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky, an ally of Mr Gyurcsany, had to be protected with an umbrella against eggs thrown by protesters during his speech. | Later, Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky, an ally of Mr Gyurcsany, had to be protected with an umbrella against eggs thrown by protesters during his speech. |
| The main conservative opposition party, Fidesz, held its own rally on Thursday afternoon, attended by tens of thousands of supporters. | The main conservative opposition party, Fidesz, held its own rally on Thursday afternoon, attended by tens of thousands of supporters. |
| Fidesz made it clear it had nothing to do with the far-right protesters. | Fidesz made it clear it had nothing to do with the far-right protesters. |
| Organisers asked participants at the Fidesz rally to carry only the official flag and not the traditional Hungarian Arpad flag, a modified version of which was used by the pro-Nazi government of 1944-1945. | Organisers asked participants at the Fidesz rally to carry only the official flag and not the traditional Hungarian Arpad flag, a modified version of which was used by the pro-Nazi government of 1944-1945. |
| Yet some participants still carried the Arpad flag and sang songs lamenting the demise of Greater Hungary after World War I. | Yet some participants still carried the Arpad flag and sang songs lamenting the demise of Greater Hungary after World War I. |
| Fidesz has been accused in the past of not dissociating itself from far-right elements. The party is in the main centre-right group in the European Union - the European Popular Party - and has vehemently denied that it harbours xenophobic or anti-Semitic views. | Fidesz has been accused in the past of not dissociating itself from far-right elements. The party is in the main centre-right group in the European Union - the European Popular Party - and has vehemently denied that it harbours xenophobic or anti-Semitic views. |
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