170 Seized in Copenhagen Protests

Politics | March 3, 2007, Saturday // 00:00
Copenhagen: 170 Seized in Copenhagen Protests A car burns during the riots on March 2, 2007 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The clashes erupted at the Youth House (Ungdomshuset) building in the Noerrebro district on Thursday night. Photo by Getty Images

At least 170 people have been arrested overnight in Copenhagen after protests at Thursday's eviction of squatters from a downtown building.

The eviction drove the youths into blinding rage, as they had viewed the building as free public housing for years.

Police crashed the protests Saturday morning, leaving a few barricades erected and at least a dozen cars aflame.

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