violence during gay pride march in montenegro

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PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) -- Police have used tear gas against dozens of rock-throwing opponents of a gay pride march in Montenegro.

The violence occurred when the attackers tried to push through cordons of hundreds of police who were protecting Sunday's march in the capital of Montenegro, a staunchly conservative Balkan country.

March organizer Danijel Kalezic says the protection allowed about 150 gay activists to walk peacefully through the city of Podgorica.

Such pride marches are seen as a test of Montenegro's commitment to human rights as it seeks to join the European Union. Gay rights opponents attacked a similar march in July in the coastal town of Budva.

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1. anti-gay extremists throwing rocks and firebombs

Source: Associated Press

Montenegro police clash with extremists at gay pride march

Associated Press in Podgorica
theguardian.com, Sunday 20 October 2013 18.16 BST

Police in Montenegro fired teargas to repel anti-gay extremists who threw stones and firebombs at officers protecting a gay pride march on Sunday.

As many as 60 people were injured in the clashes.

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