The eight young protesters, charged with "having led the violent uprising" in Gothenburg earlier this year, are sentenced to 3 and 4 years in prison. The court states that they worked as a central for instigating violent uprisings throughout the city. The protesters used, among other tools, text messages by cell phones to communicate. The court states that it's more serious to lead the riots behind the scenes than to actually participate.
WEEK 42 Oct 8th to 14th 2001
8 PROTESTERS CONVICTED
The eight are between 19 and 23 years old.
FIRESTONE IS PULLING TIRES
The car tire producer Firestone is finally pulling back 3.5 million tires of the brand Wilderness At after being repeatable approached by the American authorities. The tires have caused at least 271 deaths in the United States alone. They are mostly used on the Ford models Explorer, Mercury, Mountaineer and Ranger.
The previous year Bridgestone, a subsidiary had to recall 6.5 million tires.
Entered 2001-10-09