Romanian parliament protester jumps from balcony

Joanne98

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Thu Dec-23-10 11:23 AM
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Romanian parliament protester jumps from balcony

Source: BBC

A man has been seriously injured after throwing himself from a balcony in the Romanian parliament in a protest over cuts in public spending.

It happened as parliament was preparing to debate a no-confidence vote tabled by the opposition.

The man, a public television employee, suffered severe facial fractures. His injuries were not life-threatening.

The session was briefly suspended, but the government went on to survive the vote after opposition MPs walked out.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12069724

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OneTenthofOnePercent

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Thu Dec-23-10 12:09 PM
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1. Looks like he made an impact...

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NoodleyAppendage

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Thu Dec-23-10 12:16 PM
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2. Ba-Dum-Dum...SPLAT.

If his aim was to derail the no confidence vote, then I guess he was successful.

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