The World - News from Oct. 21, 1985

More than 2,000 people protesting expansion of Narita International Airport near Tokyo fought 9,500 riot police with stones and steel pipes. Authorities said at least 53 policemen were injured and 239 people were arrested in one of the most violent protests since the facility opened in 1978. Organizers said 200 demonstrators were injured. A coalition of leftists, farmers and students objects to the airport because it forced the eviction of farmers and because they fear it may be used for military purposes.