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Buildings burn, more arrested in Danish riots
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published March 4, 2007
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Anarchists from across northern Europe flocked to join protesters in the Danish capital on Saturday after two nights of riots sparked by the eviction of squatters from an abandoned building that had been a center for young leftists and punk rockers. More than 500 people, including scores of foreigners, have been arrested since the riots started Thursday. Authorities said more than 200 were arrested early Saturday following overnight clashes in which demonstrators pelted police with cobblestones and set fire to cars. A school was also vandalized and several buildings damaged by fire early Saturday. One protester was reportedly wounded in the violence, while 25 were injured the night before. More scuffles were reported in various parts of the city Saturday night after a day of relative calm. Police spokesman Flemming Steen Munch said officers searched more than 10 homes in Copenhagen in an effort to track down activists. Vandals covered Copenhagen's famed Little Mermaid statue with pink paint, but Munch could not say whether the vandalism was linked to the riots.
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