POLAND: Renewed Unrest
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Police in Gdansk used tear gas andto disperst
ostly young demonstrators marching on party headquarters to protest eight months of martial law.
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Commenti The forceful, unprovoked, and sometimes punitive responses by police against even peacefulreflect tho volatile atmosphere in some Polish cities and indicate that the regime is keenly determined to prevent further unrest by intimidating would-be demonstrators. Over the next two weeks, however,sporadic strikes and demonstrations seem likely.
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