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Portugal clears housing protest camps in two cities; police report 31 arrests
Police cleared a Lisbon camp and baton-charged demonstrators, while an activist group disputes police injury counts.
The short version
- Police cleared a housing protest camp in central Lisbon, baton-charging demonstrators and making 25 arrests.[Al Jazeera]
- Police report 31 arrests across operations in two cities over the housing protests.[The Guardian]
- The activist group Casa para Viver disputes police injury figures, citing counts of more than 20 and 60 people hurt.[Al Jazeera · The Guardian]
Key facts
- Police in Lisbon cleared a housing protest camp, baton-charging demonstrators and making 25 arrests.[Al Jazeera]
- Police reported 31 arrests across operations in two cities.[The Guardian]
- The activist group Casa para Viver said 60 people were hurt during the operations.[Al Jazeera]
- Casa Para Viver contested police figures, saying more than 20 people were injured.[The Guardian]
What remains uncertain
- Injury totals are disputed and unverified, as police and the activist group report materially different figures.[Al Jazeera · The Guardian]
Sources
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