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| Mass arrests at Copenhagen rally | Mass arrests at Copenhagen rally |
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| Police in Copenhagen in Denmark say nearly 1,000 protesters were detained after a huge climate change rally. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| AT THE SCENE Matt McGrath, BBC News, Copenhagen | AT THE SCENE Matt McGrath, BBC News, Copenhagen |
| The colourful parade, with some people dressed in polar bear suits, departed Parliament Square amid tight security. | The colourful parade, with some people dressed in polar bear suits, departed Parliament Square amid tight security. |
| According to reports, police moved in when masked youths threw bricks and smashed windows in the centre of the city. | According to reports, police moved in when masked youths threw bricks and smashed windows in the centre of the city. |
| Denmark's parliament recently passed controversial laws giving police powers of pre-emptive arrest of anyone they believe is likely to break the law. | Denmark's parliament recently passed controversial laws giving police powers of pre-emptive arrest of anyone they believe is likely to break the law. |
| According to a source close to the Danish government, those people who were "pre-emptively detained" will be held for up to four hours. Those arrested will be brought before a judge within 24 hours. Your photos from the rally | According to a source close to the Danish government, those people who were "pre-emptively detained" will be held for up to four hours. Those arrested will be brought before a judge within 24 hours. Your photos from the rally |
| EU leaders are offering developing countries a three-year deal that would pay them 7.2bn euros (£6.5bn; $10.6bn) to help cope with climate change. | EU leaders are offering developing countries a three-year deal that would pay them 7.2bn euros (£6.5bn; $10.6bn) to help cope with climate change. |
| The exact target for limiting temperature rise is unclear amid disputes between various blocs. | The exact target for limiting temperature rise is unclear amid disputes between various blocs. |
| Danish police estimate that some 30,000 people joined the march while organisers put the number at 100,000. | Danish police estimate that some 30,000 people joined the march while organisers put the number at 100,000. |
| They marched 6km (four miles) across the city to the conference centre where negotiators and ministers are meeting. | They marched 6km (four miles) across the city to the conference centre where negotiators and ministers are meeting. |
| After violence erupted, large numbers of mainly young people were detained. | After violence erupted, large numbers of mainly young people were detained. |
| TV pictures showed the police putting the demonstrators in seated lines on the street with their hands tied behind their backs. They were later removed on buses. | TV pictures showed the police putting the demonstrators in seated lines on the street with their hands tied behind their backs. They were later removed on buses. |
| Henrek Suhr, of Copenhagen police, told the BBC that their intelligence had suggested a small group of people had planned violence. | Henrek Suhr, of Copenhagen police, told the BBC that their intelligence had suggested a small group of people had planned violence. |
| "We thought... these people would make a lot of trouble in Copenhagen had we not arrested them, and we arrested them because they had done a lot of things before our arrests. They smashed some windows at the foreign ministry," he said. | "We thought... these people would make a lot of trouble in Copenhagen had we not arrested them, and we arrested them because they had done a lot of things before our arrests. They smashed some windows at the foreign ministry," he said. |
| He rejected claims by climate protesters that some of those being held had been mistreated and denied access to basic needs. | He rejected claims by climate protesters that some of those being held had been mistreated and denied access to basic needs. |
| Simon Sheikh, of the Australian social and political network "Get Up", said he had witnessed the detentions from his apartment in the centre of the city. | Simon Sheikh, of the Australian social and political network "Get Up", said he had witnessed the detentions from his apartment in the centre of the city. |
| In pictures: Climate protests | In pictures: Climate protests |
| "The police rounded up protesters in a pre-planned manoeuvre," he told the BBC. | "The police rounded up protesters in a pre-planned manoeuvre," he told the BBC. |
| "It was unprovoked. They rounded up a group, including women and children, and pushed them into a store, before splitting them into groups and handcuffing them." | "It was unprovoked. They rounded up a group, including women and children, and pushed them into a store, before splitting them into groups and handcuffing them." |
| A police spokesman said just four or five out of 968 arrested would be charged and appear in court. | A police spokesman said just four or five out of 968 arrested would be charged and appear in court. |
| He said most of those who had been arrested had been part of an organised group which had been throwing fireworks and stones. | He said most of those who had been arrested had been part of an organised group which had been throwing fireworks and stones. |
| Activists are arguing for an ambitious, legally binding agreement on emissions cuts to be signed by world leaders at the summit's conclusion at the end of next week. | Activists are arguing for an ambitious, legally binding agreement on emissions cuts to be signed by world leaders at the summit's conclusion at the end of next week. |
| "This is the right time to shout out and let leaders know this is serious business for us all. Lets hope they listen," Lin Che, a 28-year-old student from Taiwan, told Reuters news agency. | "This is the right time to shout out and let leaders know this is serious business for us all. Lets hope they listen," Lin Che, a 28-year-old student from Taiwan, told Reuters news agency. |
| A number of famous figures said they would join the protest, among them Bollywood actor Rahul Bose, model and photographer Helena Christensen and former UN human rights commissioner Mary Robinson. | A number of famous figures said they would join the protest, among them Bollywood actor Rahul Bose, model and photographer Helena Christensen and former UN human rights commissioner Mary Robinson. |
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| In Australia, where events were held as part of the country's fifth Walk Against Warming, the largest protest was held in Melbourne. | In Australia, where events were held as part of the country's fifth Walk Against Warming, the largest protest was held in Melbourne. |
| The march closed with protesters spelling out the message "Safe Climate - Do It!" on the ground. | The march closed with protesters spelling out the message "Safe Climate - Do It!" on the ground. |
| Organisers said aerial photographs had been taken and would be sent to delegates at the talks in Copenhagen. | Organisers said aerial photographs had been taken and would be sent to delegates at the talks in Copenhagen. |
| In Adelaide, activist James Dannenberg told state radio: "We want [world leaders] to bring home a treaty, we want them to stand by the Pacific and our neighbours there. | In Adelaide, activist James Dannenberg told state radio: "We want [world leaders] to bring home a treaty, we want them to stand by the Pacific and our neighbours there. |
| "And we want them to deliver and ensure a safe climate future for us all." | "And we want them to deliver and ensure a safe climate future for us all." |
| Thousands of demonstrators also gathered in front of Australia's parliament house in the capital, Canberra. | Thousands of demonstrators also gathered in front of Australia's parliament house in the capital, Canberra. |