curme Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Carcavelos beach near LisbonThe mass attack on a popular beach was unprecedented Some 500 youths, mainly teenagers, have raided a popular beach near Lisbon spreading panic among beachgoers and mugging a large number of people. Carcavelos beach, 15km (10 miles) west of the Portuguese capital, was crowded on Friday because the country was celebrating a national holiday. Policemen in riot gear were confronted by gangs and struggled to restore calm, making four arrests. The attackers are believed to come from some of the capital's poorest suburbs. "Small groups of youngsters aged 12 to 20 assembled and robbed en masse those they found on the beach," a local cafe owner, Helder Gabriel, told AFP news agency. A small number of police officers from the nearby town of Cascais initially tried to disperse the mob, but were forced to call reinforcements because the gangs were refusing to leave the beach. Five people, including two police officers, suffered minor injuries. Cascais municipal authorities believe the youngsters came from poorer suburbs of the capital. BBC I was reading another thread about happy slapping, now crimminals are so brazen as to organize and mug people at a beach? Jeez, it sounds like Europe is in the grip of ultra-violence. It makes it seem like a scary place to live! That used to be the US's job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian.wallis Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 making four arrests Four arrests out of 500? :blink: why do they let people get away with this stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Well you have to admire their ability to coordinate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emo Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 damn, that's crazy. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaZurk Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Hell of a party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devyant Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Meh, 500, each of them thinking they wouldnt get caught. How fun! :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axon Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Geeze, when the lowest lows of society can be that organized, we're all in trouble! -Ax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted June 11, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 11, 2005 Well, 500 of them against thousands of citizens in the beach is not too bad. Then again, these "gangsters" probably mugged people outside the beach in the streets. I doubt they actually ran into the beach and started robbing people; too many people around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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