Macedonia: 6 hurt in second day of riots

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SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonian police say 27 people have been detained in a second night of riots, sparked by the fatal stabbing of a teenager by an alleged bicycle thief.

Six officers were hurt in the clashes late Tuesday, when hundreds of youths clashed with police, hurling rocks and wielding metal bars, in a suburb of the capital Skopje where the 18-year-old man was stabbed, Interior Ministry officials said.

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