ZURICH: Swiss police have used teargas and water cannons during a protest in Zurich by more than 500 people against globalization and the relocation to New York of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Riot police moved in when the mainly young demonstrators began throwing paint and stones at buildings, burning rubbish bins and destroying a Ferrari parked near the city opera building. Last year, Zurich was the scene of clashes between police and anti-globalisation demonstrators in which heavy damage was inflicted and 120 people were arrested when the Forum took place in its usual Swiss venue of Davos.
Earlier today, the mainly young demonstrators gave speeches, notably on the issue of police violence, and distributed leaflets as world business, political and religious leaders were coming together for the Forum in New York.
It was transferred to New York in a show of solidarity with the city in the wake of the September 11 attacks, which destroyed the World Trade Centre there.
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