Leftists in scuffles with far-right supporters attending anti-Islam rally
(31 Mar 2012) 1. Mid of leftist demonstrators scuffling with anti-Islam demonstrators in park, attacking each other with sticks; police trying to separate them 2. Mid of police and demonstrators 3. Wide of police chasing leftist demonstrators away 4. Mid of police trying to arrest leftist demonstrators 5. Mid of police surrounding leftist demonstrators lying on the ground, zoom into demonstrators 6. Wide of police surrounding demonstrators, pan to police vans 7. Wide of speaker at anti-Islam rally addressing crowd: UPSOUND (English) No name given: "Everybody of you is a hero to be here where those stupid people, those aggressive people, are around us. But we stand here because we stand for freedom, for democracy." 8. Activists applauding at anti-Islam rally 9. Mid of anti-Islam rally in front of library in park, police in foreground 10. Close up of woman holding placard reading (French): "Mohamed Merah - Muslim terrorist, seven dead" STORYLINE Far-right sympathisers clashed with leftist counter-protesters in Denmark on Saturday during an anti-Islam rally. The clashes started when members of a larger group of leftist demonstrators tried to approach the rally. Police tried to separate the two groups, as the opposing protesters attempted to beat each other with sticks. Hundreds of right-wing demonstrators from northern Europe had gathered in the Danish city of Aarhus to hold a rally against what they called the Islamisation of Europe. The rally began with a moment of silence for the seven people who were killed by al-Qaeda-inspired gunman Mohamed Merah in France. Saturday's "European Counter-Jihad Meeting" was organised by the Danish Defence League - an anti-Muslim movement claiming to have no Neo-Nazis ties. It drew participants from several European countries, including Britain, Germany, Poland and Sweden. About 300 people took part, according to a police spokesman. Nearby, a much larger group - about 2,500 people - marched in a counter-demonstration, under the banner "Aarhus For Diversity". Participants included communists, anarchists, left wing groups and anti-racism campaigners. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
