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Demonstrators clash with riot police in front of Latvia's Parliament building in Riga
13 Jan 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Demonstrators clash with riot police in front of Latvia's Parliament building in Riga January 13, 2009. Latvian riot police used teargas and truncheons after dozens of anti-government demonstrators tried to break into parliament on Tuesday. The clashes broke out after an earlier peaceful protest attended by thousands of people to call for early elections in a country which has had to take a 7.5 billion euro ($9.97 billion) loan from the IMF and European Union after hitting recession. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins (LATVIA)
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Riot police use teargas in front of Latvia's Parliament building in Riga January 13, 2009. Latvian riot police used teargas and truncheons after dozens of anti-government demonstrators tried to break into ...


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