Copenhagen police release hundreds of detained activists

Danish police have released hundreds of activists who were detained during a mass rally to demand a global climate pact, as police were accused of overreacting to sporadic street violence. Only 13 of the 968 people detained during the demonstration in Copenhagen remain in custody today, according to police. Of those, two Danes and a Frenchman are set to appear in court on preliminary charges of fighting with police. An estimated 40,000 people joined Saturday's mostly peaceful march towards the suburban conference centre where the 192-nation UN climate conference is being held. Riot police detained activists at the back of the demonstration, when some started vandalising buildings in central Copenhagen.