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| Danish police clash with youths | Danish police clash with youths |
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| Danish police have clashed with hundreds of rioting youths in the capital, Copenhagen. | |
| Protesters threw stones and set cars ablaze. About 25 people were detained as police used tear gas to disperse the rioters in the Noerrebro district. | Protesters threw stones and set cars ablaze. About 25 people were detained as police used tear gas to disperse the rioters in the Noerrebro district. |
| The unrest came as youths demonstrated to mark the six-month anniversary of the closure of a local youth centre. | The unrest came as youths demonstrated to mark the six-month anniversary of the closure of a local youth centre. |
| Squatters running the centre were evicted from the building by an anti-terror squad on 1 March. | Squatters running the centre were evicted from the building by an anti-terror squad on 1 March. |
| About 650 people were arrested in clashes between protesters and police before Ungdomshuset, or Youth House, was demolished on 5 March. | About 650 people were arrested in clashes between protesters and police before Ungdomshuset, or Youth House, was demolished on 5 March. |
| Police spokesman Mads Firlings said these latest riots had eased by early Sunday morning. | Police spokesman Mads Firlings said these latest riots had eased by early Sunday morning. |
| "It's six months since we cleared the house there, and they want to show they've not forgotten," Mr Firlings said. | "It's six months since we cleared the house there, and they want to show they've not forgotten," Mr Firlings said. |
| "Almost immediately they started building barricades and throwing rocks through the windows of shops and banks." | "Almost immediately they started building barricades and throwing rocks through the windows of shops and banks." |
| Ungdomshuset had been occupied by youth activists since the 1980s. | Ungdomshuset had been occupied by youth activists since the 1980s. |
| In 2000, the local government sold the building to a Christian group that obtained a court order to evict the squatters. | In 2000, the local government sold the building to a Christian group that obtained a court order to evict the squatters. |
| But the activists vowed not to leave, saying the council had no right to sell the building while it was still in use. | But the activists vowed not to leave, saying the council had no right to sell the building while it was still in use. |