Copenhagen police detain 968 in climate change rally
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Police in Copenhagen in Denmark say nearly 1,000 protesters were detained after a huge climate change rally.
The move came after youths threw bricks and smashed windows as more than 30,000 demonstrators marched to demand action at the UN climate change summit.
A police spokesman said "almost all" of those arrested have now been released with just a few facing charges.
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.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8409331.stm
The move came after youths threw bricks and smashed windows as more than 30,000 demonstrators marched to demand action at the UN climate change summit.
A police spokesman said "almost all" of those arrested have now been released with just a few facing charges.
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.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8409331.stm
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