>Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 17:38:47 -0500 >From: "����'� HenryC.K.Liu > '��l��" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Status: > >BBC January 19 2000 > >Violent protest at trade summit > >A protester hits a downed policeman in Davos > > Hundreds of protesters opposed to > free trade and globalisation have > defied a ban on demonstrations in > the Swiss ski resort of Davos. > > About 500 people - brought in by > bus from across Switzerland, > France and Italy - waved banners > bearing captions such as "Yankee > Clinton go home". > > They mounted > their action to > coincide with > President > Clinton's address > to the annual > meeting of the > World Economic > Forum in Davos. > > As they marched > up the main > street, police tried firing warning > shots and then tear gas, but to no > avail. > > Barricades set up along the streets > were moved as the protesters > advanced towards the conference > centre. > > Violence > > Windows at a restaurant were > damaged, and one policeman was > seen lying in the street, > apparently injured. > > Security had > been > dramatically > increased for Mr > Clinton's brief > visit, with > hundreds of > police officers > stationed > throughout the > village. > > The Swiss authorities had imposed > a ban on demonstrations on > Saturday and the army was called > on to help police. > > World trade protesters have a > range of complaints, but those in > Davos have expressed similar > views to the demonstrators who > disrupted the World Trade > Organisation meetings in Seattle > in December. > > They say world trade is > undemocratic and driven only by a > desire to maximise profits, at the > expense of environmental and > other concerns. > > There are also worries about the > effects of globalisation on > developing countries. > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
