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Ananova. 16 March 2002. Thousands of demonstrators pour into Barcelona. BARCELONA -- Thousands of demonstrators are entering Barcelona ahead of a planned mass anti-globalisation rally. Organisers estimate more than 20,000 protestors will swarm into the city to protest against EU plans to liberalise energy and financial markets. The demonstration has been called by the umbrella organisation of protest groups, the Campaign Against a Europe of Capitalism and War. Protest leaders say authorities are refusing entry to busloads of demonstrators from around Europe and the Basque region of northern Spain. On Friday police fired rubber bullets and clubbed several dozen protesters who threw rocks and rampaged through downtown Barcelona. No major injuries have been reported. Officers say 29 people have been detained during the EU summit including five in clashes with police overnight. Among the detainees are five people from Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Slovenia and Britain. Security measures around the city include the deployment of 8,500 officers, as well as combat jets and ground-to-air missiles and warships off the coast. NATO has also sent a surveillance jet to provide early alert against a possible terrorist attack from the air. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
