‘Nobody can stop them’: Who are Europe’s Black Bloc protesters?
- From France and Italy to Spain and Albania, a regular feature of European protest movements has been the presence of a few hundred young people fully dressed in black, often engaged in physical violence with law enforcement.
- They have been seen smashing public and private property and setting fire to cars and buildings, and are accused of break-ins and stealing consumer goods – anything from food to jewellery.
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- From France and Italy to Spain and Albania, a regular feature of European protest movements has been the presence of a few hundred young people fully dressed in black, often engaged in physical violence with law enforcement.
- They have been seen smashing public and private property and setting fire to cars and buildings, and are accused of break-ins and stealing consumer goods – anything from food to jewellery.
- Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘What’s wrong with citizens taking to the streets with a Palestinian flag?
Sources: Al Jazeera