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In pictures: The WTO Seattle protest
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About 5,000 protesters took part in peaceful rallies.
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Tensions escalated when militant protesters joined in.
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Demonstrators smashed shops.
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Police made 22 arrests.
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Seventeen people suffered minor injuries.
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The unrest delayed the WTO meeting by over 5 hours.
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