Police attack injures 20 at Romanian rallyMorning Star 12 01 15 Tom Mellen
Riot police attacked a mass demonstration in Bucharest on Saturday against plans to privatise emergency health services, wounding more than 20 people and arresting around 40.
Protesters had massed in central Universitate Square, calling for early elections and shouting: "Down with Basescu" - referring to President Traian Basescu - "Stop thievery" and "You lied to us and robbed us," while others blew whistles and jeered.
Some waved the Romanian national tricolour with the centre ripped out, a symbol of the uprising that overthrew the socialist regime in 1989.
When protesters blocked traffic, riot police waded in with batons and tear gas. Some protesters responded by hurling stones at officers, at least one of whom suffered a serious head injury.
A total of five police were treated for injuries. Some 20 protesters were wounded, including 16 who required hospital treatment. Several of the injured were elderly people.
Protests kicked off on Wednesday after the resignation of Deputy Health Minister Raed Arafat, a Palestinian with Romanian citizenship.
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