More than a thousand people took part in the pro-Palestinian action in Denmark.

A pro-Palestinian demonstration took place on Wednesday evening near the Danish city of Aarhus, and was attended by more than a thousand people, DR TV reported.

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“More than a thousand people gathered yesterday for a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Gellerup, west of Aarhus,” the channel said in a statement.

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The event passed peacefully, local police spokesman Martin Christensen told.

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According to the TV channel, several people set off fireworks, and another group of people wanted to go to Aarhus instead of the planned route through Gellerup. The police were forced to ask them to follow the rest of the demonstrators.