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| Fresh clashes over Estonia statue | Fresh clashes over Estonia statue |
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| More than 300 people were detained and at least 10 hurt after a second night of riots in Estonia's capital Tallinn. | More than 300 people were detained and at least 10 hurt after a second night of riots in Estonia's capital Tallinn. |
| Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets after new clashes erupted over the removal of a Soviet war memorial. | Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets after new clashes erupted over the removal of a Soviet war memorial. |
| Police were confronted by mainly ethnic Russian demonstrators, some of whom threw petrol bombs and were involved in looting. | Police were confronted by mainly ethnic Russian demonstrators, some of whom threw petrol bombs and were involved in looting. |
| Estonia says the memorial symbolised Soviet occupation. Supporters say it celebrated heroes who fought the Nazis. | Estonia says the memorial symbolised Soviet occupation. Supporters say it celebrated heroes who fought the Nazis. |
| The monument was removed on Friday and taken to a secret location. | The monument was removed on Friday and taken to a secret location. |
| One person died and more than 40 were injured after Thursday night's clashes. | One person died and more than 40 were injured after Thursday night's clashes. |
| Looting | Looting |
| Correspondents said a crowd of more than 1,000 demonstrators gathered on Friday evening where the monument used to stand. | Correspondents said a crowd of more than 1,000 demonstrators gathered on Friday evening where the monument used to stand. |
| ESTONIA-RUSSIA TIES 1918: Estonia gained independence from Russia 1940: Forcibly incorporated into Soviet Union1941-1944: Occupied by Nazi Germany1944: Soviets return as Nazis retreat1991: Gains independence as Soviet Union collapses1994: Last Russian forces leave EstoniaNow: Ethnic Russians make up quarter of Estonia's 1.3m people History at the heart of row In pictures: Thursday clashes Have Your Say | ESTONIA-RUSSIA TIES 1918: Estonia gained independence from Russia 1940: Forcibly incorporated into Soviet Union1941-1944: Occupied by Nazi Germany1944: Soviets return as Nazis retreat1991: Gains independence as Soviet Union collapses1994: Last Russian forces leave EstoniaNow: Ethnic Russians make up quarter of Estonia's 1.3m people History at the heart of row In pictures: Thursday clashes Have Your Say |
| Violence broke out in Tallinn's Freedom Square. A BBC reporter saw at least five injured people being carried away. | Violence broke out in Tallinn's Freedom Square. A BBC reporter saw at least five injured people being carried away. |
| Some of the demonstrators waved Russian flags and chanted "Rossiya, Rossiya" (Russia, Russia). | Some of the demonstrators waved Russian flags and chanted "Rossiya, Rossiya" (Russia, Russia). |
| There were reports of looting at department stores and other shops. | There were reports of looting at department stores and other shops. |
| AFP news agency said the country's parliament was barricaded. | |
| By Saturday morning the situation in central Tallinn was described as calm, but the authorities are braced for more trouble. | By Saturday morning the situation in central Tallinn was described as calm, but the authorities are braced for more trouble. |
| There were also reports of rioting and looting in the towns of Johvi and Kohtla-Jarve, in a mainly ethnic Russian region northeast of Tallinn. | There were also reports of rioting and looting in the towns of Johvi and Kohtla-Jarve, in a mainly ethnic Russian region northeast of Tallinn. |
| AFP said that in Johvi looters set fire to a statue of an Estonian general who fought the Russians during the country's 1918 war of independence. | |
| The decision to remove the Soviet monument has strained relations with Russia, which called it "blasphemous". | The decision to remove the Soviet monument has strained relations with Russia, which called it "blasphemous". |
| Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia would "take serious steps", and Russia's Federation Council (upper house) called for diplomatic relations with Estonia to be cut. | Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia would "take serious steps", and Russia's Federation Council (upper house) called for diplomatic relations with Estonia to be cut. |
| 'Criminal riots' | 'Criminal riots' |
| More than a quarter of Estonia's 1.3m people are ethnically Russian, and speak the language. | More than a quarter of Estonia's 1.3m people are ethnically Russian, and speak the language. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY The statue was a symbol of occupation in Estonia and should have been removed in 1991 Kaarel, Tallinn Send us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAY The statue was a symbol of occupation in Estonia and should have been removed in 1991 Kaarel, Tallinn Send us your comments |
| One of the protesters told the BBC: "It's like neo-Nazism has raised its head. It will be a great disaster for connections between the two societies." | One of the protesters told the BBC: "It's like neo-Nazism has raised its head. It will be a great disaster for connections between the two societies." |
| Estonia's government would not reveal where it took the six-foot (1.83m) statue, but spokesman Martin Jasko said it would ultimately be placed at the military cemetery in Tallinn. | Estonia's government would not reveal where it took the six-foot (1.83m) statue, but spokesman Martin Jasko said it would ultimately be placed at the military cemetery in Tallinn. |
| The memorial, a bronze statue of a Soviet soldier, was erected in 1947. The remains of Soviet soldiers are thought to be buried nearby. | The memorial, a bronze statue of a Soviet soldier, was erected in 1947. The remains of Soviet soldiers are thought to be buried nearby. |
| Estonian officials said it had to be moved to a cemetery because the site attracted both Russian and Estonian nationalists. | Estonian officials said it had to be moved to a cemetery because the site attracted both Russian and Estonian nationalists. |