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Clashes over World War II monument in Estonia continue

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Saturday, April 28, 2007 File:Tõnismäe monument 1999.jpg

The Bronze Soldier of Tallinn.
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According to BBC News Online more than 300 people were detained and at least 10 hurt after a second night of riots in Estonia's capital, Tallinn.

Clashes began last night after Estonian authorities removed a controversial Soviet monument, the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, which Russian-speaking Estonians see as a symbol of the liberation of Eastern Europe from Nazism, while Estonian nationalists view it as a reminder of Soviet occupation.


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