Hungary police brace for more clashes

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By David Chance
2 minutes ago



BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian police said on Wednesday that hard-core soccer hooligans had hijacked peaceful anti-government protests, but embattled Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany blamed the opposition for two nights of violence.

Hungary's capital, Budapest, has been wracked by the worst disturbances since the end of communism after a leaked tape in which Gyurcsany admitted he had lied to win April's election and police expected fresh violence on Wednesday.

More than 200 people have been injured in the clashes.

Gyurcsany, who faced calls from the opposition to step down as well as from thousands of peaceful protesters camped outside parliament in the evenings, sought to shift blame for the riots to the main opposition Fidesz party, whose leader Viktor Orban has termed his government "illegitimate."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060920/ts_nm/hungary_dc

[mom cat]

1. Sounds familiar, except for the strength of the protests.

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2. Gyurcsany admitted he had lied to win April's election

Meanwhile, back in B*sh's Murka, crickets are chirping.