First large street protests break out at Copenhagen climate talks

COPENHAGEN -- Today saw the first large street protests of the two-week-long United Nations climate negotiations. Some pictures are reminiscent of Seattle's World Trade organization riots 10 years ago this month, including the bubble blower:

Protesters yell at police at the
A police officer wields a baton to force a demonstrator back at the first large street protests outside the climate summit. InvestigateWest photo by Mark Malijan.
Why would a protester at climate-change talks be blowing bubbles? Well, scroll down, dear reader. InvestigateWest photo by Mark Malijan.
Funny, the cops don't seem the least bit amused. InvestigateWest photo by Mark Malijan.

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