Danish police was out in force on Wednesday in one of its biggest crowd-control efforts ever. A police spokesman said 250 people were arrested at various points in Copenhagen.
Near the Bella Centre conference centre, I saw four people being arrested. At exactly midday, approximately 500 policemen began moving in on a protest that they had declared illegal.
The protest at the Bella Centre was organized by the Climate Justice action network. They had announced plans for a peaceful protest that would seek to break through the barriers around the centre.
The plan was to hold what it called a Peoples Summit inside the venue at one oclock, together with climate groups taking parts in the COP15 talks.
But at that time, about 2000 protesters found themselves surrounded by police in riot gear.
Police used pepper spray and police battons to keep the crowd under control.
When it became clear that the protesters no longer were able enter the Centre, the police authorities took off their helmets to adopt a less ... Distributed by Tubemogul.
