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Update from Barcelona MayDay: Occupation, police charges and injured.

category international | summit mobilisations | news report author Saturday May 01, 2004 23:50author by adelayde

News update on what's happened this evening in Barcelona.

News update on what's happened this evening in Barcelona

The old police headquarters on Via Laietana was occupied, lots of police turned up and said that if people left quietly then everything would be ok, some people left and there were police charges, atmosphere was extremely tense, in the end the building was completely evicted and the protest has been brought to an end due to the heavy police prescence and high-tension. People have dispersed into the old quarter of the city and the injured are being taken to hospital. More information at barcelona.indymedia.org. Live stream continues at rtsp://live1.radiovague.com:554/mayday.sdp

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