Police Use Tear Gas as Tensions Boil Over at Maribor Protest

Maribor, 3 December - Police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Slovenia's second-largest city, Maribor, after the protest against the mayor there turned violent. Twenty people have reportedly been arrested.

Maribor.
Protest in Maribor against Mayor Franc Kangler attracts more than 10,000, ends in violence.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor.
Protest in Maribor against Mayor Franc Kangler attracts more than 10,000, ends in violence.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor.
Protest in Maribor against Mayor Franc Kangler attracts more than 10,000, ends in violence.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor.
Protest in Maribor against Mayor Franc Kangler attracts more than 10,000, ends in violence.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor.
Protest in Maribor against Mayor Franc Kangler attracts more than 10,000, ends in violence.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor.
Protest in Maribor against Mayor Franc Kangler attracts more than 10,000, ends in violence.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor.
Protest in Maribor against Mayor Franc Kangler attracts more than 10,000, ends in violence.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor.
Protest in Maribor against Mayor Franc Kangler attracts more than 10,000, ends in violence.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor.
Protest in Maribor against Mayor Franc Kangler attracts more than 10,000, ends in violence.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor.
Protest in Maribor against Mayor Franc Kangler attracts more than 10,000, ends in violence.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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