Sun, Apr 29, 2007 - Page 6 News List

Scores injured in Estonian clashes

VIOLENCE Conflict over the removal of a Red Army statue continued, with police detaining more than 600 people as gangs rioted and looted shops in the capital

AFP , TALLINN

Gangs of youths in downtown Tallinn shouted "Rossiya! Rossiya!" (Russia in Russian) and waved Russian flags in the overnight unrest, as police tried to keep them away from aggressive Estonian youths.

The government said it had restricted access to its Website yesterday after an increase in attacks "originating from servers in other countries."

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