Movement 'Occupy Lisbon' affirms it has been attacked by neo-nazis
According to an official note from the Portuguese platform of the 15th October international movement, following the protests of late 15th October in Lisbon on the dawn of the 21st October 2011 members of the movement "Occupy Lisbon" camped in front of the Portuguese Republic Assembly have been assaulted and threatened by a group of neo-nazis. According to an eyewitness at 00:50 a.m. there was a first attack in the local campground by “a group of ten neo-nazis” who “started to pull out and to tear posters, pronouncing insults and threats”. It is said that this attack was preceded by a car passing by the campground with four to five passengers shouting insults and where one of the passengers “made the fascist salute”. According to the police a group of six individuals caused material damages with no registrations of “any type of physical confrontation nor detentions”. It was reported that at 6 a.m. police prevented another attack in the same local by “four of the previous aggressors with their heads covered but recognized by the clothes they were wearing”.
Source:
Romana Borja-Santos and Rafaela Freitas, "Movimento 'Ocupar Lisboa' diz ter sido atacado por neo-nazis", Público, 21.10.2011, http://www.publico.pt/Pol%C3%ADtica/duas-pessoas-identificadas-por-provocar-desacatos-frente-a-ar-1517564 Date of access: 26.10.2011.
Ocupar Lisboa, 21.10.2011, http://ocuparlisboa.com/2011/10/21/ataque-de-extrema-direito-a-s-bento/, Date of access: 26.10.2011.
