From: "Stasi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Peoples War] Ireland: 19 Cops Injured In Sinn Fein Youth Protest - Xinhua XINHUA - Peoples Republic of China 19 Policemen Injured in Protest in Northern Ireland =================================== LONDON, December 9 (Xinhua) -- Nineteen police officers were injured on Sunday after fireworks and stones were thrown at the police and army at an army watch tower in Armagh, south of Northern Ireland, according to a BBC report on Sunday. The incident happened during a demilitarization protest on Sunday organized by Sinn Fein Youth at the tower. Two of the policemen injured were taken to hospital by air. Local participants in the protest said that they were unhappy that demilitarization promised by the British government had not happened as quickly as they had hoped. At Drummachavall in south Armagh, police fired two baton rounds when protesters tried to breach security fencing. In October, work began to dismantle four security installations immediately after the IRA's decision to put some of its weapons beyond use. It was the first response from the UK Government to the IRA announcement, which breathed new life into the peace process. Demilitarization was a key demand from Sinn Fein during discussions before the breakthrough. Enditem _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
