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Swiss police have fired rubber bullets to disperse a crowd of masked anti-globalisation protesters who attempted to disrupt the World Economic Forum conference in Davos.

Around 120 demonstrators braved freezing temperatures and a huge security cordon around the high-altitude Alpine resort to approach the meeting, the year's biggest networking event for the global business elite.

"The demonstration was largely peaceful. There were some scuffles and small-scale vandalism, but no one was hurt," a police spokesman said.

Police officers with riot helmets and shields fired several rubber rounds and used low-pressure water hoses as they broke up the protest. Demonstrators responded with snow balls and lumps of ice...

Labels: Davos, protests, Switzerland

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