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To: Milk who wrote (176)	9/25/1998 11:53:00 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 249

Police guard McDonald's to fend off attack Friday September 25 5:10 PM EDT STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Police surrounded a new McDonald's in northern Sweden on Friday to prevent an attack on the fast-food restaurant ahead of its grand opening. Some 50 students were demonstrating outside the restaurant in the northern university town of Umea under the watchful eyes of about 15 policemen after vandals broke windows and threw red paint on its outside walls earlier this week. The restaurant was set to open later on Friday and would be the U.S.-owned fast-food giant's first outlet in Umea. ''Young people here have started an anti-McDonald's campaign,'' McDonald's spokeswoman Birgitta Mossberg told Reuters in Stockholm. She said the students were against multinational companies, but the Umea McDonald's would open regardless. Television showed signs the protesters made which accused McDonald's trademark character Ronald of being an animal killer. Mossberg said 22 fur shops had been forced to close in Umea after harassment and threats from youths. ''There are a lot of strong feelings up there,'' she said. dailynews.yahoo.com

To: Milk who wrote (176)	9/27/1998 11:51:00 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 249

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