Sunday 21 October 2007

Arrests at Copenhagen demo

Rough translation of original

Restlessness in connection with anti-Islamic demonstration on Oct. 21. 2007 19.27 At home 18 people were this afternoon arrested in Strandgade in Copenhagen in connection with a demonstration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The demonstration, which was arranged by the society "STOP islamisation øf Europe", gathered about 25 people.

But when a group on 18 men dressed in mouthpieces would endorse the demonstration, proceeded the police to preventive arrests and ran the whole group away in a bus.

The demonstration continued In the evening were most released again.

The arrests were according to Københavns Politi's central chief guard made in order to prevent that there arose trouble during the demonstration.

Card before the anti-Islam-society's spokesman, Anders Gravers had, as a matter of fact been attacked by more men at a parking basement.

After the 18 people had driven away of the police, the demonstration continued peacefully.

Anders Gravers refuses to have knowledge of the arrested ones. $.

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