Protests against World Economic Forum turn violent, Zurich police shoot tear gas

On Wednesday, January 22, protests erupted against World Ecomic Forum in Zurich asking for stronger action to tackle Climate Crisis. With banners that re, “Zurich against WEF” demonstrators in Zurich lit fireworks and threw bottles to express ir r against forum that is being held in Davos.

Swiss police h to use water canns, rubber bullets and tear gas to curb protests during which three people were arrested, and one passerby was injured. A policeman was also hospitalized during protests as per details by Zurich police. 

'Zurich against WEF'

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permitted demonstration saw several hundred people march in streets near Zurich downtown with banners and slogans such as “Stop Climate Crisis.” demonstration went on till evening. While call for protests was 'peaceful' and 'n-violent', Swiss police reported that demonstrators began igniting boxes in middle of street. y also allegedly smeared windows of surrounding shops with slogans such as “Smash WEF.” 

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As per reports of Zurich police, protests caused property dam in “thousands of Swiss francs”. “Even after end of official event at around 20:30, several groups of violent people remained at scene to keep officers busy,” police stated.  

50th annual World Ecomic Forum is being held in Davos in Switzerland. Around 3,000 people from around world have come toger to use this forum to discuss this year's me which is called "Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World". me is mainly centred around rising effects of Climate Crisis across globe.

It has also seen an dress from ted climate activist Greta Thunberg who in her statement h said that richer countries need to get down to zero emissions much faster. She also ded that leers are t doing anything to deal with climate emergency. 

(With ncy Inputs) 

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