Video of thousands clashing with police in Croatia, dozens injured

Croatian police clashed with approximately 15-thousand anti-government protesters who rallied in the capital on Saturday, and state television reported that officers used tear gas to disperse the group. At least 25 people were injured. Dozens of mostly young demonstrators charged at a police cordon preventing them from reaching a central square in Zagreb where the government headquarters is located, Croatian television reported. The protesters threw stones and bricks at police, who responded with tear gas, the report said, adding that several people were injured and nearby windows were broken. Croatian broadcaster, RTL, also showed riot police striking anti-government protesters with their batons. Police set up metal fences to corral the crowd, the report added, describing the situation as "chaos." Croatian police said they detained 60 protesters and that 12 police and 13 citizens were injured.
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[CrazyBuzzy1]

SAMO CU JEDNO RECI,SRAM MOZE BITI SVIM OVIM POLICAJCIMA,STA SU ONI ZABORAVILI DA MI NJIH PLACAMO OD NASIH BIJEDNIH PLACA!!!!!!!!!!

[paxgladius]

Is it just me or I don't see 15-thousand people, not even if you were to count all the cops. I think RT is full of sh*t on this one. I watched report on telly as well, I can't see thousands of protesters at all. Roll back video to 0:11, most of these people seem just happened to be walking around the square. And even those running could hardly be in hundreds.

[domycrodubrava]

@paxgladius stfu you didn't watch the real videos, this is just one part, you don't know even what was hapening out there, it was almast a war, the hole square and the center of the citi was blocked

[obrststrmff]

@19h50ST Really? I live in ZG, there was 10k ppl, most of them were war veterans. This small group of couple dozens hooligans is in no way connected to war veterans rally, they've just tried to cause trouble.

[19h50ST]

@obrststrmff Watch some other video and you'll see that there was 15000 people

[obrststrmff]

RT's creative editing, 150 ppl max

[obrststrmff]

@19h50ST Liar, RT is like Pravda in 80's

[lemonlimelukey]

FUCK THE GOVERNMENT, 2012. the world will fight the governments of every country and piss in theyre mouths when they beat them

[bukowski1950]

@CroatianMinecrafter Yea,right.Coz,its about Croatian government.

[19h50ST]

@paxgladius There was 15000 people but u can't see that on this video

[system0system0]

ITs was because of corruption in the goverment and they didnt let the poeple protest at the main square thus violating law. And those casuing problems were drunk football thugs. Anyway the goverment has changed from HDZ to SDP. Same shit.