Demonstrators protest against the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2020. The banner reads "End Wars! Fight the Climate Crisis!". REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss police on Wednesday used water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas to subdue demonstrators in Zurich who ignited fireworks and threw bottles as part of a protest targeting the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) conference in Davos.
Three people were arrested, one passerby was injured by fireworks and a policeman was hospitalized with unspecified injuries, Zurich police said in a news release after the demonstration broke up mid-evening.
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