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| EU seeks Hungary unrest 'facts' | EU seeks Hungary unrest 'facts' |
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| The European Union has asked Hungary to explain reports that its police used excessive force to break up an anti-government protest in Budapest. | The European Union has asked Hungary to explain reports that its police used excessive force to break up an anti-government protest in Budapest. |
| EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini said he had not made any accusations but was asking for facts. | EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini said he had not made any accusations but was asking for facts. |
| Dozens of people were injured on Monday when police used tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters who threw stones and petrol bombs at police. | Dozens of people were injured on Monday when police used tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters who threw stones and petrol bombs at police. |
| The clashes came on the 50th anniversary of the anti-Soviet revolt. | The clashes came on the 50th anniversary of the anti-Soviet revolt. |
| Mr Frattini made his request for information on Monday's events in a letter to Hungary's Justice Minister Jozsef Petretei. | Mr Frattini made his request for information on Monday's events in a letter to Hungary's Justice Minister Jozsef Petretei. |
| A spokesman for Mr Frattini said the letter asked for "clarification on the allegation of the possible excessive use of force". | A spokesman for Mr Frattini said the letter asked for "clarification on the allegation of the possible excessive use of force". |
| Street battle | Street battle |
| Around 100 people were hospitalised after Monday's violence which began when police moved to evict a protest camp from outside parliament in central Budapest. | Around 100 people were hospitalised after Monday's violence which began when police moved to evict a protest camp from outside parliament in central Budapest. |
| It turned into a 12-hour street battle between police and thousands of mostly far-right anti-government protesters. | It turned into a 12-hour street battle between police and thousands of mostly far-right anti-government protesters. |
| Hungary's PM said the protesters were "terrorising" Budapest At one point a group of demonstrators briefly commandeered a tank taken from an exhibition marking the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising and tried to drive it into riot police. | |
| Eventually the police used a snow plough to break through the barricades and disperse the demonstrators. | Eventually the police used a snow plough to break through the barricades and disperse the demonstrators. |
| Kossuth Square outside parliament has been cordoned off by police since Monday and Budapest's city authorities have moved to restrict protests. | Kossuth Square outside parliament has been cordoned off by police since Monday and Budapest's city authorities have moved to restrict protests. |
| Resignations demanded | Resignations demanded |
| The BBC's Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest that accusations of police brutality have been coming thick and fast. | The BBC's Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest that accusations of police brutality have been coming thick and fast. |
| The main opposition Fidesz party has called for the resignation of Budapest's police chief Peter Gergenyi. | The main opposition Fidesz party has called for the resignation of Budapest's police chief Peter Gergenyi. |
| He denies his men used excessive force and has been backed by the governing socialists and liberals. | He denies his men used excessive force and has been backed by the governing socialists and liberals. |
| Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has already called for an investigation, but said it needed to wait until tensions in the capital had eased. | Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has already called for an investigation, but said it needed to wait until tensions in the capital had eased. |
| There have been protests demanding Mr Gyurcsany's resignation for nearly six weeks. | There have been protests demanding Mr Gyurcsany's resignation for nearly six weeks. |
| On 17 September a recording was leaked of Mr Gyurcsany admitting he lied to win re-election. | On 17 September a recording was leaked of Mr Gyurcsany admitting he lied to win re-election. |
| He insists the protests will not affect his government and it will press ahead with economic reform measures. | He insists the protests will not affect his government and it will press ahead with economic reform measures. |