Saturday, April 28, 2007

Estonia riot

Riots in Estonia after memorial removed (AP)

A fire burns in the street in downtown Tallinn during riots early Friday, April 27, 2007. Overnight clashes, looting and vandalism were sparked by the government's move to relocate the Bronze Soldier - a monument to Red Army soldiers killed fighting the Nazis. (AP Photo/NIPA)AP - Police fired rubber bullets and a water cannon at hundreds of protesters in Estonia's capital Friday in a second night of rioting by ethnic Russians angry over the removal of a Soviet war memorial — an act that also aggravated tensions with the Kremlin.


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