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 | | Wednesday, 1 May, 2002, 23:25 GMT 00:25 UK In pictures: May Day protests Security forces around the world have been bracing themselves for May Day demonstrations. Protests have already turned violent in Australia and Germany.  Supporters and opponents of extreme-right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen have taken to the streets in Paris  Click here for news story Demonstrators in Sydney clashed with police over detention facilities for illegal immigrants Click here for news story Leftist and anti-Nazi demonstrators scuffled with police in Berlin in the early hours of the morning Click here for news story 140,000 trade unionists gathered in Russia's Red Square, overshadowing a smaller communist gathering  In the Philippines, supporters of ousted President Joseph Estrada marched in the capital Manila Click here for news story Thousands took to the streets in Indonesia demanding better working conditions  More than a million gathered in Havana's Revolution Plaza to hear Cuban President Fidel Castro Click here for news story Riot squads patrolled Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers, as plantation workers marched for better pay  Peaceful May Day rallies have taken place in many other countries, including India and Bangladesh | | See also:  Top Europe stories now:  Links to more Europe stories are at the foot of the page. |
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