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Yet again the
demonstrators fiercely attacked the EU Summit and EU/Bush Conclave at
Gothenburg, Sweden, in mid June. On this occasion the violence turned even more
aggressive.
On the very first day
25,000 protestors clashed with police and over 450 people were arrested. The
local police declared the conference center area unsafe. An elaborate restaurant
dinner planned for government leaders was abruptly cancelled for "security
reasons".
In Gothenburg the
police fought pitched battles against thousands of angry demonstrators who,
denouncing Bush’s position on everything from capital punishment and the
environment to globalisation and strategic defence, went on a rampage attacking
what they described as "symbols of the capitalist economy". In the firing that
ensued three protestors were shot and wounded and 12 policemen were injured. The
center of the port city of Gothenburg looked like a war zone with wrecked shops
and streets strewn with rocks and smouldering barricades.
Earlier, Bush arrived
in Spain amidst violent protests against his policies when thousands marched to
Madrid center.
With each imperialist gathering,
people’s protests are getting more and more violent. They are unable to escape
people’s wrath, wherever they meet, in any corner of the world.
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