Downtown Reykjavík, Iceland.: Demonstrators protest outside The Icelandic Parliament, fighting with police officers
Downtown Reykjavík, Iceland.: Demonstrators protest outside The Icelandic Parliament on tuesday-night and didn´t stop until 4am wednesday morning 21/01/2009. The police was being harrassed by drunk people and teenagers looking for action. Thousands of people gathered, lit fires and made noise with kitchen utensils. They are demanding that the government step down and to have a re-election. Support for the current government has dramatically reduced since the financial crisis started.
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