Portuguese police clear housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, arrest 30-plus
Police dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto in the early hours of Sunday, baton-charging demonstrators and arresting more than 30 people, according to the Guardian.
Portuguese police cleared housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto in the early hours of Sunday. They baton-charged demonstrators, both Al Jazeera and the Guardian report.
The Guardian says more than 30 people were arrested. It reports that the Lisbon camp in the city centre held at least 100 tents, and that Porto's held about 50. Al Jazeera, reporting on the Lisbon operation, puts arrests there at 25.
The Guardian says the raids followed days of clashes between police and campaigners. It says they were inspired by similar camps in Spain and tried to set up tents in central squares to protest Portugal's worsening housing crisis. Al Jazeera says activists are demanding government action on housing.
The Guardian's headline says police used dogs and batons. The text provided does not say who made that claim.
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- Al JazeeraPortuguese police clear Lisbon housing protest camp, arrest 25Sun, Oct 25, 9:29 AM EDT
- The GuardianPolice in Portugal ‘use dogs and batons’ to dismantle housing protest campsSun, Oct 25, 11:32 AM EDT
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