Portuguese police clear housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto
Police dispersed housing protesters from tent camps in Lisbon and Porto on Sunday, and clashes broke out, according to Al Jazeera and Deutsche Welle.
Portuguese police cleared housing protest tent camps in Lisbon and Porto on Sunday. Deutsche Welle reports that clashes broke out.
Al Jazeera reports that dozens of officers, some with police dogs, moved into Rossio Square in Lisbon early in the day.
Deutsche Welle says police have repeatedly cleared tent camps put up in both cities in recent weeks. Sunday's action was the latest of those.
The reports do not say how many people were involved, whether anyone was hurt or arrested, or what set off the clashes.
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- Al JazeeraPolice storm Portugal housing protest campsSun, Nov 1, 2:06 AM EST
- Deutsche WellePortugal police storm housing protest camps in Lisbon, PortoSun, Nov 1, 6:20 AM EST
- Al JazeeraPolice clash with housing crisis protesters in PortugalSun, Nov 1, 3:31 PM EST
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