41. Darik broadcast directly from parliament Friday night, when riot police beat back protesters surrounding the building. 42. Dugolli said the police had already beaten four protesters. 43. Downtown, thousands of protesters advanced on soldiers who fired shots above their heads and in some case beat protesters with sticks and rifle butts. 44. Dugolli said members of the Serb-dominated police force had already beaten four protesters in Pristina. 45. Earlier witnesses said several protesters were beaten and arrested by security personnel. 46. Early Monday, police were still beating protesters at the central Republic Square. 47. However, skirmishes continued through the pedestrian zone and police ringed the area, chasing and beating protesters. 48. Hundreds of riot police fired several rounds of tear gas and beat protesters with batons. 49. Human rights groups accuse police of beating protesters. 50. It was broken up by soldiers who drove armored vehicles into the crowd, hurling tear gas and beating protesters with whips and sticks. |