Protests in Vancouver against the Olympics

During the opening ceremony of the Games, the stadium "BBC-Place" in Vancouver, riots broke out in the city.
In downtown Vancouver a few protesters, chanting slogans against the Olympics, the Olympic flag defiantly burned.






It all started on Friday when thousands of anti-globalization took to the streets of Vancouver and the protest march reached the stadium, which at that time held the opening of the XXI Olympic Winter Games. Protesters gathered to express their discontent with the International Olympic Committee.



February 13, demonstrators moved to become more active. In downtown Vancouver about 200 anti-globalization began to be glass and windows in shops, paint cans of cars, passers-bullying.



Earlier it was reported that the safety for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver will follow 15,000 police, military and private security guards. Security measures will cost the Canadian government of $ 850 million.



Part of the police came to the site of the riots on bicycles.



After demonstrators stormed the police units, the latter began to mass arrests.



The police dragged the girl with a gas mask during a demonstration in downtown Vancouver.



Female police officer in Vancouver photographs delayed.



The policeman on the background of demonstrators during a protest in downtown Vancouver.





One of the demonstrators holding a partially burned flag of Canada. In protest was attended by radical youth, adults and the elderly.



Demonstrators march on a street in downtown Vancouver before the start of mass unrest.



A police officer in full gear for crowd control watching protesters.



Burned the Canadian flag.



Police cordon divided street. During the clashes with the police were injured, and several law enforcement officers arrested dozens of protesters.



Demonstrators overturn street racks for newspapers advertising brokers forex (forex). As protesters broke windows and storefronts. In the coming days, demonstrators promise to hold new protests, the consequences of which can be much more serious than the broken windows, the wounded police officers and arrested protesters.

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