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| Iranian protest Mad Mullahs by taking Lufthansa plane |
| 2005-03-11 |
| First the main piece from Rooters... An overnight sit-in on board a Lufthansa plane by 56 Iranian monarchist protesters ended peacefully at Brussels airport Friday after Belgian police escorted them all off the aircraft. The unarmed group of men, women and three children refused to leave the Boeing 737 flight from Frankfurt for 16 hours in a protest against Iran's Islamic government. "The plane is empty now ... there was no violence at all," said police spokesman Olivier Vincent. He said the protesters faced only "administrative arrest," which meant they would shortly be free to leave. One person was forcibly escorted off the plane at the end of the protest and another was treated by doctors after collapsing upon disembarking. Several riot control vehicles had assembled near the aircraft, which was flanked by police vans. "We want the European Union to remove the Islamic leaders from Iran," Armin Atshgar, one of the protesters, told Reuters by mobile phone during the sit-in. "We want to remove the mullahs from power." Compare with Xinhua... Note that they fail to make clear what the protestors are actually protesting... Police on Friday ended a 13-hour occupation of a Lufthansa airliner at the Brussels airport by protesters, who claimed to be of Iranian origin, news reports said. The protesters left the German plane at around 0430 GMT after being threatened with "administrative arrest," police said. The plane with 120 passengers on board arrived from Frankfurt on Thursday afternoon. About 60 passengers refused to leave the craft in protest at the policy of the European Union (EU) toward Iran while other passengers and crew got off. The protesters all held passports from EU nations, but they said they were of Iranian origin, according to police. For once, I have to hand it to Rooters - at least they didn't withhold the key bit if info that makes the story worth reading. Xinhua. Shit. |
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| #1 "We want the European Union to remove the Islamic leaders from Iran," I'll take "When Pigs Fly" for $400, Alex... |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-03-11 1:25:21 PM |