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A car burns in front of the state
television building during a protest in Budapest, Sept. 19, 2006.
(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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BUDAPEST, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian police early
on Wednesday clashed with bottle-hurling demonstrators demanding the prime
minister's resignation following the second night of violence in the capital.
Demonstrators torched several police cars and rubbish
bins, and a total of 50 people were injured, including a policeman, the state
MTI news agency reported.
The latest violence came after hundreds of angry
protestors vandalized part of the state television building and more than 10,000
others demonstrated outside the parliament, where an estimated 1,000 policemen
were deployed to keep order.
The two-day unrest was triggered by a leaked May
recording of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's admission that the government had
lied to the public about the state of the economy for the past 18 months, in a
bid to win the April general election.
The incident sparked riots early on Tuesday, leaving
around 150 people injured.
Angry protesters took to streets, asking for the
resignation of the prime minister, who steadfastly rejected their demand.
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A car burns in front of the state
television building during a rally in Budapest, Sept. 19, 2006.
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Hungarian policeman stand on Szabadsag
(freedom) square in front of a Soviet monument after a protest demanding
the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in Budapest, Sept. 19,
2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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