Porto housing protesters hold vigil after police clear camp

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Around 200 protesters are holding a vigil outside the PSP station in Heroísmo, Porto, after police dismantled their camp in Praça D. João I overnight. The demonstrators moved to the station after being forcibly removed from the square, believing detainees from the police operation, which began around 02:00, are held there. Organizers report 37 injured, seven seriously, and nine detained. The PSP has not yet released official information on the number of arrests. The protest is part of the broader housing movement in Porto.


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