Switzerland, Media, Tear gas fired during violent Davos protest in Geneva
Protests at the Davos World Economic Forum have turned violent, with police using tear gas to disperse demonstrators. It is reported that a crowd threw bottles at police when they were blocked from entering the city centre. A police spokesman estimated that there were 350 to 400 people in the crowd. He said there have been 16 arrests, though dozens more protesters were briefly detained. The rally, which was not authorised by city authorities, was organised by a coalition of leftists from trade unions along with anarchists known as the Black Bloc.
