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| Protesters storm Sri Lankan embassy in Norway |
| 2009-04-13 |
| A group of Tamil protesters stormed the Sri Lankan embassy in Oslo on Sunday, police said, on the fifth day of demonstrations in the Norwegian capital calling for the end of fighting in Sri Lanka. Even Joerstad, an Oslo police superintendent, told AFP that around 100 Tamil demonstrators tried to storm the Sri Lankan embassy at 1400 (1300 GMT) and that an unknown number managed to break in. "There were about 100 outside but we don't know how many went inside the embassy," Joerstad said. "They were inside for about four or five minutes and then they went out," he said, adding that the protesters broke windows and furniture inside the building. Joerstad said the Tamils left the building at the police's request and that no arrests were made, describing the current situation as "peaceful". He declined to reveal how many police officers were at the scene at the time. Godfrey Manoharan, a spokesman for the Tamil protesters, said between 400 and 500 people attended the rally, although Oslo police were unable to confirm those figures. Manoharan said the protesters had become "angry and frustrated" after reports emerged on a pro-Tamil website that the Sri Lankan military had fired at a civilian "no-fire zone" early Sunday morning. "It's a message to the Sinahlese government that we won't give up," he said. Staff at the Sri Lankan embassy in Oslo declined to comment on the incident when contacted by AFP. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Void the passports of anyone taking part in these types of festivities, and see how well they like it. A person without a passport in Europe is in trouble. It's also almost impossible to get aboard an aircraft to ANYWHERE without a valid passport. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-04-13 16:02 |