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51 mins ago · Lisbon
Portuguese police clear housing protest camps, arresting 55
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What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. The Straits Times World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Lisbon. The first report grouped here was at 20 Oct 2026, 11:11 UTC. The headline in use is “Portuguese police clear housing protest camps, arresting 55”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
LISBON, Oct 20 - Portuguese police cleared protest camps in Lisbon and Porto before dawn on Tuesday, removing activists who had occupied two central squares to protest against a worsening housing crisis, and making 55 arrests.
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