THE DEMONSTRATION, WITH POLICE CARRYING DEMONSTRATORS FROM THE ROAD.


1.
GV DEMONSTRATORS
0.06

2.
SV DEMONSTRATORS WITH ANTI-APARTHEID BANNERS
0.14

3.
SV DEMONSTRATORS STOPPED BY MOUNTED POLICE
0.19

4.
SV MOUNTED POLICEMEN HOLD CROWD BACK
0.22

5.
CU POLICEMAN TALKS TO DEMONSTRATORS
0.26

6.
SV PAN. DEMONSTRATORS SIT DOWN
0.32

7.
GV PAN. DITTO
0.36

8.
SV POLICE BEGIN TO REMOVE DEMONSTRATORS
0.40

9.
SV MEN & GIRLS REMOVED
0.45

10.
SV POLICE STRUGGLE WITH GIRL (5 SHOTS)
1.04

11.
SV MAN WITH BLEEDING HEAD INTO AMBULANCE
1.08

12.
LV POLICEMEN FIGHT WITH DEMONSTRATORS
1.13

13.
LV DEMONSTRATORS STRUGGLING WITH MOUNTED POLICE (2 SHOTS)
1.21

14.
SV TRACKING SHOT THROUGH DEMONSTRATORS
1.34



Initials DR/V/RM/SGM


EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: VISNEWS PRODUCTION NUMBER 4556/65 "NORWAY: ANTI-APARTHEID DEMONSTRATIONS AT DAVIS CUP TENNIS MATCH" SERVICED ON MAY 14, ALSO REFERS.

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Background: NORWEGIAN POLICE ARRESTED 28 YOUNG PEOPLE, SOME OF THEM GIRLS, DURING CLASHES WITH 300 ANTI-APARTHEID DEMONSTRATORS ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE SOUTH AFRICA - NORWAY DAVIS CUP TENNIS TIE IN OSLO TONIGHT (SATURDAY).

POLICE, INCLUDING SOME ON HORSEBACK WERE OUT IN FORCE FOR THE SECOND NIGHT IN SUCCESSION TO CORDON OFF THE MADSERUD CENTRE COURT, WHERE THE MATCH WAS TO BE PLAYED. THEY TRIED TO KEEP THE DEMONSTRATORS AT A DISTANCE OF 500 METRES FROM THE COURT. HOWEVER THE MARCHERS FORCED THEIR WAY THROUGH THE BARRIER AND STAGED A SIT-DOWN 200 METRES FROM THE COURT. MANY CARRIED BANNERS DENOUNCING SOUTH AFRICAN POLICIES OF APARTHEID. AS THEY SAT IN THE ROAD, THEY SANG "WE SHALL OVERCOME" AND "WE ARE NOT AFRAID".

POLICE LIFTED MANY OF THE DEMONSTRATORS INTO POLICE CARS AND DROVE THEM AWAY. EYEWITNESSES SAID THAT SOME OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE HAD BEEN INJURED BY BATON-CHARGING POLICEMEN. LATER IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT ALL THOSE ARRESTED HAD BEEN RELEASED AFTER QUESTIONING.

LAST YEAR'S DAVIS CUP TIE AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA HAD TO BE PLAYED AT A SECRET VENUE AFTER DEMONSTRATORS STORMED THE COURT, TORE DOWN THE NET AND LAY ON THE COURT.

SOUTH AFRICA'S PLAYERS TONIGHT INCREASED THEIR POINTS LEAD TO 3-0 IN THE MATCH. POLICE PLAN TO MAINTAIN THE CORDON AROUND THE COURT UNTIL AFTER THE FINAL MATCHES ON SUNDAY.

SYNOPSIS: ANOTHER ANTI-APARTHEID DEMONSTRATION IN OSLO ON SATURDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF THE SOUTH AFRICA - NORWAY DAVIS CUP TENNIS TIE. THE STUDENTS WAVED BANNERS AS THEY MARCHED TO THE COURTS TO PROTEST....
BUT POLICE, WARNED BY THE DEMONSTRATION THE DAY BEFORE, HAD PUT A CORDON AROUND THE COURT. THIS DID NOT STOP THE DEMONSTRATORS, WHO FORCED THEIR WAY THROUGH.

THEN THEY STAGED A SIT-DOWN IN THE ROAD LEADING TO THE COURT....
NEARLY THIRTY OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AS THE POLICE TRIED TO CLEAR THE ROAD. LATER IT WAS REPORTED THEY WERE RELEASED AFTER QUESTIONING...

LAST YEAR, THE MATCH BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND NORWAY HAD TO BE HELD IN SECRET AFTER DEMONSTRATORS STORMED THE COURT AND STOPPED PLAY...

SOME OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE CLASH WITH POLICE, WHO WERE ARMED WITH BATONS....
THE CORDON AROUND THE COURT IS TO BE MAINTAINED UNTIL AFTER THE LAST MATCHES ON SUNDAY. SOUTH AFRICA HAVE SO FAR ESTABLISHED A THREE-NIL LEAD OVER THE NORWEGIAN TEAM.