The Flood- the stories
— a comprehensive series of stories on the demonstration
People dancing in the streets at Bella Center:
Live report:
[16:24] The first demonstrators are arriving Bella Center. See the photos.
[16:17] At the Bella Center there are candles and torches for sale to bring to a candle procession.
[16:10] Police arrests 50 to 60 demonstrators at Amarbrogade. They are being held sitting on the ground, and thus up the further procession.
[15:55] Some 50 people are being searched now for more sticks and bottles by the police. Police demands everyone to sit down. Steadily people obey orders.
[15:52] Other demonstrators are waiting for the blocked group to come along, shouting “Let them go, let them go!” They are being separated by around 50 police dogs that are present at the blockade.
[15:43] 62 persons have been arrested according to Ritzau.
[15:40] When the demonstrators entered Amarbrogade some of the demonstrators from “black block” (anarchist) threw sticks and some bottles at the police, according to an eyewitness. The police decided to make a blockade to hold back around 1 000 people.
[15:35] Amarbrogade has been blocked of by a police blocade.
[15:27] Jyllands-Posten reports that people are throwing stones at the Danish Bank at Christianhavn.
[15:25] The demonstrators will arrive at Bella Center at around 5 pm.
[15:20] The climate march is now at Amargerbro gade. Yesterday protesters ran into McDonalds, so today it is closed and being heavily guarded by the police.
[15:01] The police says that 19 people have been arrested so far. “There are no problems so far. We hope it will stay this way”.
[14:35] The police are taking precaution by checking containers all around the Bella Center.
[14:18] The demonstrators are going to walk six kilometeres in cold but sunny weather.
[14:18] The march has started. Indigenous People and Greenpeace leave Christiansborg on their way to Bella Center. Indigenous People is being led by the official Bolivian delegation, according to a press release
[13:52] The organizers of the demonstration say that 100 000 are at Christansborg Slotsplads. Police downgrades this to 25.000
[13:50] The police said that 11 people have been arrested so far. They are sent to the climate jail in Valby.
[13:37] Sources in the Bella Center say that delegates will not be able to rent out the Bella Center bicycles as they will aid police in creating a barricade against potensial protesters.
[13:30] Programme for the day: Check out: http://12dec09.dk/content/english/12dec-what-happens
[13:26] African delegates have taken the stage at Christiansborg. Their speech is about countries that are paying their debt to fight climate change. Christiansborg is completly filled with people.
[13:08] The demonstration at Christiansborg has started.
[13:07] At the Bella Center everything is still quiet. Lots of police is present and delegates are still entering the building and leaving from the metro. The road has been blocked and a stage is built up. Pictures will follow later.
[12:56] At Christiansborg thousands of people are gathered and are creating an ‘enormous amount of noise”, our reporter tells us. ‘Banners are everywhere, it’s huge’.
[11:49] Jyllands-Posten reports that six people have been arrested in Copenhagen this morning after being searched by the police. Two of them had weapons, and one had a gram of hashish on him. The rest broke the police law in another way. They are all brought to the climate prison in Retortvej i Valby.
[10:00] The first of many demonstrations finds it’s place at Halmtorvet, where the so-called “Flood of people” gather and dance at music. The atmosphere is happy, and everyone seems excited to go. See for yourself!
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