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From	Andrew Bacelis <abacelis@reed.edu>
Date	Sat, 30 Sep 2000 05:26:50 -0700 (PDT)

EYEWITNESS substantiation of this Indymedia report: I saw a Prague police
van with 4 burly guys disguised as activists driving around Namesti Miru
at 0915h on S26. I saw one of 'em later (~27 y.o., 5 feet 8 inches,
~200lbs, blond crew cut) walking around belligerously with a wooden 2"x4"
stake in his hand. He stood out, because he was the only one in the yellow
march carrying anything that could be construed as a weapon.


PROVOCATEURS MAY HAVE STARTED McDONALDS DESTRUCTION 
                                                          29.9.00

                    Czech Newspaper Accuses Police of Using
                    Provocateurs
                    Police were probably involved in looting in the center
of
                    Prague on Tuesday, where the destruction of Mc Donalds
                    took place. The organization of Citizens Legal
Observers
                    (OPH) filed a charge against alleged agents yesterday. 
                    Using men in disguise during demonstrations is a
common
                    police practice. Policemen masked as anarchists walk
in
                    front of almost every mass action. However, it is
illegal to
                    use agents-provocateurs. But according to
photographers
                    and eyewitnesses OPH has at their disposal, this is
exactly
                    what happened on Tuesday. For example, observers have
                    filmed a man smashing a McDonalds window and then
                    walking away through a police cordon without any
hassle. 
                    We have video footage, photographs and eyewitness
                    accounts, said Dusan Stuchlik, one of the OPH
observers.
                    Lidove Noviny (a Czech Newspaper) reporters met
                    policemen dressed up as demonstrators in black
                    sweatshirts with black scarves or hoods over their
faces. At
                    Tylovo Namesti, reporters saw one of the masked
                    policemen hit metal bars on a showcase window with a
pole
                    torn off a railing; later, he arrested activists.



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