sourcePresidents from across former communist Europe are in Hungary today to mark the 50th anniversary of the region's biggest armed revolt against the regime, while police brace for more protests against the current government.
Streets leading into Budapest's Parliament square were closed off to the public with two cordons of wire fencing. Officers in riot gear formed lines across thoroughfares, forcing groups of flag-waving demonstrators to move to other parts of the capital.
Police bolstered their numbers in Budapest because of concern about an escalation of the protests seen in the capital in recent weeks. A demonstration involving thousands turned violent last month after revelations that Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany lied about the economy to win re-election. The clashes were the worst in Budapest since the 1956 uprising.
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