Britons were among 100 people arrested in Denmark for their involvement in street protests against the eviction of squatters.
Protesters erected burning barricades and set cars on fire this morning as a new round of violent clashes hit Copenhagen, sparked by the eviction of squatters from a downtown building.
Hundreds of police officers in riot gear used tear gas to disperse the protesters, pushing away demonstrators and onlookers in order to allow firefighters to put out the blazes which sent smoke billowing into the night sky.
One demonstrator was injured in clashes with police in the downtown Noerrebro district, according to the TV2 News channel. The city's ambulance service said one person had been taken to a hospital. No other details were available.
At least 100 people were arrested early on Saturday, Copenhagen police spokesman Flemming Steen Munch said.
Shortly after 1am on Saturday, protesters gathered near a square a block away from the house from which the squatters were evicted on Thursday.
The protesters briefly clashed with police and erected barricades which they set on fire along with four cars.
About three hours later, a bonfire in the street ignited a blaze in a nearby building housing a kindergarten and an adjacent two-story house, police said. It was unclear whether anyone was inside either building in the Noerrebro district.
Across the city, other groups of protesters set rubbish containers on fire in the streets, and there were scattered reports of youths throwing cobblestones and clashing with police. One band of protesters entered a school and began hurling chairs, desks and computers onto the street.
Munch said: "It has been a dramatic evening. It has been a rather busy and sad night."
