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Footage of Latvian economic riots, burning gov't vehicles
After several years of rapid growth, the economy of Latvia has recently crashed in a dramatic fashion. Riots broke out January 13, 2009 in the capital Riga. The president, Valdis Zatlers, may dissolve the parliament this week. There have been arrests of 100+ individuals, and property destruction and clashes with city police have occurred. At the same time, only a few cars were damaged and the lines of police are only about 15 individuals.
Below are citizen video and local news footage of events taken from youtube.
Below are citizen video and local news footage of events taken from youtube.
Edited news clips of angry protest in historic downtown Riga, police van flipped, car burned.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhI7Xzrf9B0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NcBu9-PhVg
"A peaceful demonstration in Doma square, Riga, Latvia with 10000 participants against Latvian government's mishandling of economic crisis and poor economic situation transformed into agression and all-out riot shortly after demonstration's official end. About 1000 people tried to storm Saeima (Latvia's government headquarters) and attacked riot police with cobblestones and bottles. Police cars were set ablaze and turned over, shops were looted and windows smashed. Police responded to crowd's actions with truncheons, tear gas and firing rubber bullets. For first time in independent Latvia's history police declared high alert in capital. There were 106 people arrested and for 51 people (among them - policemen) medical care was needed. Riot has been described as one of the worst from 1991's collapse of Soviet Union."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC_NxcSf7g
Chanting in front of Parliament
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5msgoUL0xzI
report in latvian television showing larger general population crowd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhI7Xzrf9B0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NcBu9-PhVg
"A peaceful demonstration in Doma square, Riga, Latvia with 10000 participants against Latvian government's mishandling of economic crisis and poor economic situation transformed into agression and all-out riot shortly after demonstration's official end. About 1000 people tried to storm Saeima (Latvia's government headquarters) and attacked riot police with cobblestones and bottles. Police cars were set ablaze and turned over, shops were looted and windows smashed. Police responded to crowd's actions with truncheons, tear gas and firing rubber bullets. For first time in independent Latvia's history police declared high alert in capital. There were 106 people arrested and for 51 people (among them - policemen) medical care was needed. Riot has been described as one of the worst from 1991's collapse of Soviet Union."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC_NxcSf7g
Chanting in front of Parliament
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5msgoUL0xzI
report in latvian television showing larger general population crowd.
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