Police reports 300 injured in G8 clashes

[Ecthy]

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,486280,00.html

In the north German city of Rostock, close to the G8 summit location of Heiligendamm, protesters of globalization have clashed with local police. Many injuries have been reported.

It seems the international movement for violence against the system (to exlude them from peaceful globalization criticism) is totally getting out of hand. 300 police have been reported injured, no figures yet for participants of the demonstrations, though after use ofr tear gas many have been reported to attend public medical service.

So while this hasn't reached Genoa level, yet, it is certainly getting out of hand. Everyone keep in mind this is radical/extremist people as opposed to the majority of peaceful protesters who fled the scene when 2,000 started attacking the police, a gigantic figure compared to the May day demonstrations in Berlin every year.

[Dinner]

They should have just poison gassed the protesters. Then it would have been a meeting to remember plus we'd have fewer whiny idiots blathering nonsense.

[Ecthy]

Articles in English:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6714429.stm

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/02/g-8.protest.ap/index.html

Note: the figure of 146 is not up to date.

[bipolarbear]

There's a good Persians v. Greeks joke lurking in this story.

[SlowwHand]

Must be nice to be from a non-redneck area.
We all know how USA in general, and Texas in specific, are so embarrasing to humanitarism.

[Solly]

Hooligans

[BeBMan]

Unfortunately, I am not surprised.

[Pekka]

Nothing but hoolies looking for a fight.

[Ecthy]

Yeah, but 2,000 of them.

[Heresson]

No, 82 mln of them

[Lazerus]

mix in a few lives with the rubber bullets and get firing

[ZEE]

this is reminding me of the infamous "Copenhagen" incident and subsequent thread(s), but not as serious. meh.
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[Ecthy]

Almost 1,000 reported injured now, 400-odd police and 500-odd protesters. So it's not "less serious". meh.

[ZEE]

meh. im not going to get drug into another one of these CapCom debates. have fun...
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[Tattila the Hun]

Megaman rules?!