COPENHAGEN police arrest-ed dozens of people early yesterday in a third straight day of unrest triggered by the eviction of squatters from a disputed youth center.

In all, 643 people have been arrested, including 140 foreigners from Europe and the United States, since the clashes started Thursday. The street violence was Denmark’s worst in 14 years.

The riots began when an anti-terror squad evicted squatters from the so-called “Youth House,” a graffiti-sprayed, red-brick building that for years has served as a popular cultural center for anarchists, punk rockers and left-wing groups.

Dozens of leftist sympathizers from neighboring countries joined the protests, which many saw as symbolic of a wider struggle against a capitalist establishment.

One protester was reportedly wounded in the violence early Saturday, while 25 people were injured the night before as angry youths hurled cobblestones at riot police who responded with tear gas.

(SD-Agencies)