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Hamburg police clash with youths | Hamburg police clash with youths |
(about 9 hours later) | |
At least 15 people have been injured in running battles between youths and police in the northern German city of Hamburg, officials say. | At least 15 people have been injured in running battles between youths and police in the northern German city of Hamburg, officials say. |
The clashes began when a large group of suspected left-wing radicals set fire to rubbish bins after an annual street festival on Saturday night. | The clashes began when a large group of suspected left-wing radicals set fire to rubbish bins after an annual street festival on Saturday night. |
The police said water cannon and batons had been used to disperse the rioters. Thirty-eight people were detained. | |
The Shanzenviertel festival attracts thousands of people every year. | The Shanzenviertel festival attracts thousands of people every year. |
The clashes lasted for several hours, after the rioters erected street barricades and set ablaze rubbish bins. | The clashes lasted for several hours, after the rioters erected street barricades and set ablaze rubbish bins. |
At one point a four-metre-high (13-ft) fire was burning in the city, police spokeswoman Karina Sadowsky was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. | At one point a four-metre-high (13-ft) fire was burning in the city, police spokeswoman Karina Sadowsky was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. |
"It is all over now," she said, adding that eight of the injured were police officers. | "It is all over now," she said, adding that eight of the injured were police officers. |
Officials said at least 5,000 people attended this year's festival. | Officials said at least 5,000 people attended this year's festival. |
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