Denmark, Kopenhagen: Heavy Streetfights. *PICS*

1 - Protestors throw stones at police vans in a Copenhagen street December 16, attacked police men and smashed the windows of banks and several companies. 2006. Riots broke out when hundreds of young people started an unannounced demonstration to avoid eviction from Ungdomshuset (youth house). The use of the building was granted to young people for cultural purposes some twenty years ago by the City Council, but now the building has been sold to a Christian organization.

2 - Protestors occupy the Ungdomshuset (youth house) as a banner hangs from it in Copenhagen December 16, 2006. Riots broke out when hundreds of young people started an unannounced demonstration to avoid eviction from Ungdomshuset. The use of the building was granted to young people for cultural purposes some twenty years ago by the City Council, but now the building has been sold to a Christian organization. A police spokesman said some 300 people had been arrested. The banner reads 'Some things are worth fighting for - the Youth House never surrenders (the address is 69 Jagvejen)'

3 - A group of youths wearing masks and helmets demonstrate in a Copenhagen street December 16, 2006. Riots broke out when hundreds of young people started an unannounced demonstration to avoid eviction from Ungdomshuset (youth house). The use of the building was granted to young people for cultural purposes some twenty years ago by the City Council, but now the building has been sold to a Christian organization. The banner reads 'The Youth House Stays'.