From The BBC:Hundreds of demonstrators have clashed with riot police in Latvia's capital, Riga, after an anti-government protest.
Police used mace and truncheons to disperse rioters who smashed shop windows and overturned a police van after failing to storm parliament.
The violence followed a peaceful rally in which some 10,000 people accused the government of economic mismanagement and demanded new elections.
Latvia's economy is expected to contract by at least 5% this year.
Until last year, it was one of the fastest growing economies in Europe.
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