Sabotage against company working on demolition of Ungdomshuset squat

Tuesday, 6th March, 14:23 -- Two lorries was set ablaze last night in the parking lot of 3x34 Transport's main office. The fire was started deliberately and the police have been informed. The company writes on their homepage, that friday 2nd of march they had a transport from Jagtvej 69. The company has since received threaths against their vans, materials and personel. The company writes that "3x34 Transport is a political neutral company and works that way, and as a starting point, will transport any order no matter political, religious or ethnic ground". Despite this, they have chosen to stop the work around Ungdomshuset. "3x34 Transport will at any time choose to not do work that will pose a threat to the people working in the company, and has, with this in mind, chosen to not take any more orderes in connection with the clearing of ungdomshuset at Norrebro".

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Monday, March 05, 2007

Copenhagen, Denmark - After days of rioting demolition crews began demolishing the Ungdomshuset (Youth House.) Workers wore masks to hide their identities and were required to work under a heavy police guard. Tearful crowds of youths and their supporters shouted obscenities at the workers and the police.

The building has been home to an autonomous youth community center since 1982, but it's radical history goes back much further. It was built as a community theatre for the labour movement in 1897. Both Denmark's women's liberation and trade union movements were founded under it's roof and the building even hosted Vladimir Lenin when he visited Copenhagen in 1910.

Riot police used helicopters to storm the building Thursday and arrested the 35 occupants setting off three nights of violent clashes between police and protesters. The riots have mellowed out but demonstrators claim that they have "only just started!"

posted by bombs and shields at 11:51 PM

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