Copenhagen Police (Western Basijie) Detain 900 in Climate Change Rally

Youtube Description: Danish police made a number of arrests during the protests Police in the Danish capital Copenhagen say 900 protesters have been detained following a huge climate change rally. The move came after youths threw bricks and smashed windows as more than 30000 demonstrators marched to demand action at the UN climate change summit. Similar marches have been held in cities around the world, calling for decisive action on global warming. Meanwhile, ministers have started arriving to join other delegates at the UN summit which runs for another week. Documents prepared by the conference's leaders call on developed nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions by between 25% and 45% of 1990 levels by 2020. EU leaders are offering developing countries a three-year deal that would pay them 7.2bn euros (£6.5bn; $10.6bn) to help cope with climate change. The exact target for limiting temperature rise is unclear amid disputes between various blocs. Danish police estimate that some 30000 people joined the march while organisers put the number at 100000. They marched 6km (four miles) across the city to the conference centre where negotiators and ministers are meeting. After violence erupted, large numbers of mainly young people were detained. TV pictures showed the police putting the demonstrators in seated lines on the street with their hands tied behind their backs. They were later removed on buses. Henrek Suhr, of Copenhagen police, told the BBC that their intelligence had suggested a small ...

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Published: 2009-12-13T01:25:44.000Z
Updated: 2011-09-12T07:01:49.000Z