Danish police tear gas climate protesters
Posted: December 16, 2009 at 7:26 a.m.
Danish riot police pushes back protestors during a demonstration outside the Bella Center, the venue of the U.N. Climate Conference, in Copenhagen Wednesday.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Police are using tear gas and batons to disperse crowds of protesters trying to disrupt the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen.
Police spokesman Per Larsen says 230 protesters have been detained in the clashes outside the suburban conference center.
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Television pictures showed a man being pushed from the roof of a police van and stuck with a baton by an officer.
Protesters said they wanted to take over the global conference — and turn it into a “people’s assembly.”
Larsen said none of the activists had been able to break into the conference center.
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