(24 Sep 2006)
++Night shots++
1. Various of protesters waving Hungarian flags outside parliament building
2. Close of female protester
3. Various of protester
4. Pan of protesters holding flags outside parliament building
5 . Various of Hungarian police
6. People outside a tent
7. Various of police arresting demonstrator
8. Demonstrator being handcuffed and being taken away by police
9. Various of police with protective shields and batons
10. Various of demonstrators walking down the street
11. Police with protective shields and batons. 12. Mid of demonstrators
13. Police running to arrest demonstrator
14. Various of demonstrator being arrested
15. Police walking down the street
16. Police cars driving down the street
17. Various of police around white van
STORYLINE:
A square in front of parliament overflowed Saturday with demonstrators demanding the prime minister resign, in the largest protest yet since a recording was leaked on which he admitted lying to the people.
About 20 thousand people filled Kossuth Square by mid-evening on Saturday double the size of the crowds seen earlier in the week.
Hundreds of police, most in riot gear with helmets and shields at the ready, were in the square and made arrests as the night progressed.
The protest was also joined by those who had planned to join for a political rally by Fidesz, the main opposition party, before it was postponed due to security concerns.
The crowd diminished to less than 1,000 shortly before 2 am Sunday (0000 GMT).
Still, the turnout of 20 thousand reflected continued support for those demanding Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany resign for acknowledging his government lied about the dire economic state of the economy.
The first protests began Sunday, drawing thousands who have been outraged at Gyurcsany's admission that his government had "lied morning, evening and night" about the economy.
A tape of the comments was made at a closed-door meeting in late May, weeks after Gyurcsany's government became the first in post-communist Hungary to win re-election..
The violence has left hundreds injured, and considerable material damage.
Budapest Mayor said on Saturday that municipal workers were removing garbage cans, debris from construction sites and any other moveable materials from the downtown area that they feared rioters could use against police.
More than 150 people have been taken into custody.
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