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‘Riot Tourists’: Young Swiss Hooligans Terrorize City of Zurich

Zurich police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse a violent youth riot late Saturday night in a scene that called to mind the U.K. unrest last month.

The Zurich police made 91 arrests, and about half remained in detention as of yesterday, according to Swiss Info.  Many of those currently in custody threw stones at police, shattered shop windows, destroyed cars and set trash cans on fire.

According to Swiss police, the riot started as an unlicensed open-air rave near the central railway station in Zurich that brought in youth mostly from outside the city. Only a handful of rioters were over the age of 25.

Daniel Leupi, the Police Chief of Zurich, described the youths as “riot tourists.”

You can watch the disturbing video of the youth riots in Zurich courtesy of Euronews here:

Zurich has seen several events of unrest involving violent youth mobs recently, including an attempt earlier in the day by about 200 protestors to disrupt an anti-abortion rally. The counter-protest group ended up skirmishing with police. The week before, 1,000 gathered for an illegal party and clashes erupted when police asked youths to get down from on top of a tram.

Other Swiss authorities have already reached out for help to stem the rising tide of crime and unrest in a country known for almost 200 years of neutrality in wars. The deteriorating security situation in the Geneva canton (state) forced officials to seek training from the NYPD last week. The NYPD is world renowned for crime reduction and crowd control and will help train Swiss police, who have been blamed recently for ineffective policies.

With Greece on the edge of a Euro default, and the rest of the EU scrambling for solutions to avert economic catastrophe, police forces across the continent could face pitched street battles with violent youth mobs from Madrid to Munich in the weeks ahead.

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  • thegreatcarnac
    Posted on September 20, 2011 at 6:08pm

    The communist and their minions think this is their last hoorah. They must ‘strike while the iron is hot’ so to speak. They are seeing their ‘chance’ (by the name of Obama) losing his grip and they thought they could pull a coup in America. They came close and it is not over yet. We must fight them with all means necessary.

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  • Bedford
    Posted on September 20, 2011 at 11:50am

    Strange it is that the coming of these riots around the EU, flash mobs of thieves here at home, the sudden emergence of SEIU advocating anarchy, Hoffa calling for murder on behalf of the Union goons…This attempted (and doing pretty well so far) campaign to destroy legitimate societies; Doesn’t seem to have its public kick off with the coming of Soreto????…Something gave these barbarians the signal that it’s time to publically march on Rome….And our ‘leaders’ cower before them……I have always believed that the warnings of these events were made.by right wing hysterics….But, as it is said, ‘Those who do not learn from history…First the chaos..Then the need for a strong leader for law & order…The comes the resurrections of Stalin and/or Hitler….Those who do/will not learn from historyw will be sold into slavery by their venal masters…….

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  • blatzkeg
    Posted on September 20, 2011 at 5:12am

    maybe their really rioting because their politicians have sold out to the IMF like ours have sold out to the federal reserve bank not everyone wants to be slaves to the system their putting in place.wake up you”ll be the next ones being called terrorist,the patriot act was written for americans

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  • Bernard
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 9:05pm

    This is what happens when generations of Europeans have had a government that catered to them from cradle to grave and now are broke. These rioters are unable to change the paradigm of their lives to live outside that of a nanny state.
    This is exactly what Obama wants to emulate for the US economy, and that is a failing socialistic, government run “cradle to grave” system that would rob us of our entrepreneurial skills, making us just “welfare people”

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  • Ready2Rumble
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 7:20pm

    I really don’t think that rioting in Switzerland is a good idea. While the Swiss active duty military is rather small, they have a rather large reserve and their people are well trained, well equipped, and nearly marksmen to the man. Best of all, the Swiss reservists keep their kit at home – including their assault rifles – and are ready to go at a moment’s notice.

    The question these rioters have got to ask themselves is “Do I feel lucky?” Well do you punks?

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  • Carl1 Supports Israel
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 7:12pm

    There is a easy way to stop it??? 3 words…… SHOOT TO KILL!!!!

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  • DYNA
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 4:30pm

    Please note that these rioters are not starving, for food that is, and they are attacking the people that are being taxed to support them. Socialism, a bad idea.

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  • Ron Staiger
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:44pm

    As much as I love Switzerland, I believe that you reap what you sow and allowing people to do heroin in city parks makes the government an enabling co-conspirator in drug use and all the resulting folly – their law provides needles as well as “safe injection sites” where addicts as well as first time users can go and shoot-up without harrasement from law enforcement. Isn’t that special?

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  • Centralsville
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:47pm

    Death of the West.

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 6:46pm

      CENTRALSVILLE,
      UNfreakingBELIEVABLE!
      The idiot Europeans are doing the same thing that they did to abet Hitlers rise to power!
      Here’s the difference. Roosevelt is not our President. Churchill is long gone.
      We are in deep doo doo.

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  • quiltgal
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:25pm

    They should multiply jail time by estimated number of people in group. The more violent rioters, the longer everyone stays in the slammer. There should be no safety in numbers.

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  • Julowe
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 1:32pm

    These little disturbances all over the world are being orchestrated by the same leftists that are taking down our country. Chaos and power is what they love best.

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    • NHwinter
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 2:38pm

      The communists/Marxists/progressives/Liberals have done a good job of indoctrinating the youth of the world. We are in trouble. These brainless youths that do not know accurate history will be our downfall. They are so pathetic.

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    • Ready2Rumble
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 7:22pm

      Sadly, those useful idiots are signing up to be willing cannon fodder for the likes of Spooky Dood and his ilk. I guess you can’t fix stupid….

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  • coindexter
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 1:27pm

    police should have used real bullets…they will keep coming back to cause more mayhem.

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  • coindexter
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 1:25pm

    ******* you assbiter

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  • We the people of the republic
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:36pm

    Go away scab!!!

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  • ForMyKidsVA
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:35pm

    Everybody report this spammer and never use his site.

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  • Ari Ben TZion
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:26pm

    Have you guys ever wondered why these clowns don’t pull this type of stunt in places such as Cuba or Saudi Arabia?

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  • Johann
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:10pm

    the supply of ill educated pampered young students both in Europe and in the USA seems to be bottomless. So many empty heads, so many pampered mommies boys and girls, so many clueless idiots the democrat and socialist parties have millions of potential and actual recruits. how in the world does anyone in the Western world become a police officer today? the abuse and violence at the hands of these wussies is incredible. we need a police strike and let the big cities have their children.

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    • ForMyKidsVA
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:34pm

      I doubt any of these young people have a job. Instead they live off the dole as is common over in Europe. If the govt’s would kick them off welfare then they would have to get jobs which require them to go to bed and get some sleep before the next work day.

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    • We the people of the republic
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:34pm

      What you said.. This sounds boneheaded.
      We don’t give these out of control idiots NOTHING!
      GET RID OF THEM, LET THE POLICE ARREST THEM ALL!
      AND PRAY MARTIAL LAW IS NOT INVOKED.

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  • Race
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:00pm

    Thank you Socialists and Progressives of the world. You wanted a generation of monsters to be your foot soldiers and speed your agenda. You have them. May they visit each and every one of you soon.

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  • TheOracleOfTruth
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:57am

    Too soon now, this will being in earnest here! I am tired of waiting for it, if it is going to happen, let’s get it over with now, so we can begin to rebuild.

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    • abbygirl1994
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 1:32pm

      I am with you.. but I am afraid its going to get so horrible that none of us will want to even turn on the news.. our corrupt government has has begun a civil war and it will be good against evil!! We must choose now wo we will stand for.. Jesus or Lucifer and his minions! Because Satan has been unleashed upon the world. God help us!

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  • Tickdog
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:38am

    so shoot ‘em… problem solved…

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  • commonsenseguy
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:29am

    they have asked the NYPD to help train them, because the NYPD is world renowned for it’s crime reduction and crowd control, how about you start carrying guns with real bullets in them,instead of rubber bullets, these punks have no fear of them ,because they can’t defend themselves,they can’t carry guns,and their socialist government don’t punish the criminals very harshly ,so they don’t have any fear of repercussions for their actions, the NYPD, better watch real close and learn what real uprising are,because it want be long till it starts here,so i hope they can both learn from one another.

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    • Git-R-Done
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:38pm

      In Switzerland, they are much more friendly towards citizens getting to own guns.

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    • Git-R-Done
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:51pm

      In Switzerland, the citizens of that country can carry guns.

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    • teebubba
      Posted on September 20, 2011 at 10:44pm

      The authorities ought to grab those “halberds” the Swiss Guards are famous for and grab these punks and poke them in the butt.

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  • randy
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:26am

    Lock and load people, it will be here soon

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    • Jumper
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:23pm

      Late December of next year. I just wish it weren’t to late to stop it, unfortunately though, I think we’ve gone too far down the road…….

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    • vennoye
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 1:07pm

      jumper
      Don’t know that we are going to make it until next December before we see unrest in the streets. Saw this guy Saturday night on Huckabee……he made a lot of sense. Says we hit the debt wall in July of 2012 unless we change course. When we hit the debt wall the house of cards falls. Here is the website:
      http://debtwall.org/

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:23am

    The European Radicals are on the march and setting peices into motion for the end game; watch for the return of Communism and Radical Progressives answering for the call to stop the madness and restore order once again — top down, bottom up and inside out.

    Old George Soros is smiling rigth now most likely.

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    • commonsenseguy
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:35am

      @snow, it is to bad this worthless little punks,can‘t find soro’s house and his business,so they can tear up his crap,instead of innocent victims stuff, i would love to see that show,i can’t wait for them to turn on him, but until his money runs out, they will continue to be his puppets, just like the idiots over here that is on his communist payroll, will start to do the same thing over here, they are taking lesson on how to do it right, and it want be long until our police ,along with us will not be able to defend ourselves,because we want be able to have guns,either.

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    • Steelhead
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:36am

      end game? the cops were right there with water cannon and stun grenades. The modern police state will crush any protest they want. Come out of your bunker you will be safe.

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    • RLTW
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:10pm

      Steelhead

      You must walk on air, because it’s obvious you are not grounded in history.

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    • Jumper
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:31pm

      @commonsenseguy
      You’re right, the radicals and entitlement minded are watching and learning, and waiting for the right time to act. I have to disagree about not being able to defend ourselves though, and I‘m sure we’ll still have our guns………

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  • The_Almighty_Creestof
    Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:22am

    Hey England…you taking notes?

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    • Redscot
      Posted on September 19, 2011 at 11:57am

      England has to do something. Their poor cops have to be let loose to do real policing instead of being your neighborhood friend. Rubber bullets and stun grenades are only going to do so much.

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