Austérité : émeute à Bucarest -14 Janvier 2012

Romanian police clash with protesters

aljazeera.com

14 Jan 2012

Ten people injured and tear gas used on more than 1,000 demonstrators in Bucharest protesting against austerity cuts

On Friday, Basescu told the government to scrap the reforms, but public anger had already risen against Basescu and the government.

Protesters staged smaller anti-government rallies on Saturday in the Romanian cities of Timisoara, Constanta, Craiova and Cluj and in other smaller citiesRomanian police have fired tear gas and clashed with protesters during an anti-government rally in the third consecutive day of demonstrations against austerity cuts and worsening living standards.

Authorities said that at least ten people, including one police officer who was hit by airborne stones, were injured as a result of the Saturday clashes.

More than 1,000 protesters waved flags with the centre ripped out, the symbol of Romania’s anti-communist revolution, yelled anti-government slogans and called for early elections in Bucharest’s main University Square, blocking traffic on a main thoroughfare. Read more …