Budapest protests for third night

Thousands of Hungarians streamed into central Budapest in a third night of protests over Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's admission that he lied to win re-election this year.

The Hungarian capital was on edge after protests on previous nights turned violent, the most serious disturbances since a 1956 uprising against Soviet occupiers.

Adding to the tension was a bomb scare at the private HIR TV station, which forced the all-news channel to halt broadcasting for almost an hour while police evacuated and searched the building. Nothing was found.

More than 200 people have been injured and 137 arrested in the clashes that police said involved hard-core football hooligans who had hijacked peaceful anti-Government protests.