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Article: Mozambican protesters threaten to occupy German embassy "indefinitely"
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- July 15, 2004
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Mozambican protesters threaten to occupy German embassy
"indefinitely"
MAPUTO, July 15 (Xinhua) -- About 40 Mozambican protesters
threatened to stay in the German embassy "indefinitely" on Thursday,
as they entered into their third day of occupation of the embassy in
Maputo.
The protesters, who were former migrant workers, known as "
majermanes" in the former East Germany, have their support.
Outside the German embassy, Mozambican riot police clashed with
other majermanes. On Wednesday, a riot police unit baton-charged the
majermanes. Two people were injured.
Other majermanes approached the embassy building with food for the
occupiers, but the police refused to let them deliver.
The ...