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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Friday, July 7, 2017
Protestors in Hamburg clash with police on eve of G20 summit
German
riot police stand in front of protestors during the demonstrations
during the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 6, 2017.
[Photo/Agencies]
HAMBURG - Protest in Hamburg resulted in clashes with security forces on
Thursday evening, on the eve of the G20 summit to be held here, with
several injuries reported.
The anti-globalization "Welcome to Hell" rally kicked off on Thursday
afternoon peacefully, but turned into violence in the evening. The
police had to use water cannon, pepper sprays and batons to disperse
demonstrators.
The police of Hamburg said on its Twitter account that the number of
protesters rose to 12,000 in the evening. Police called on all peaceful
demonstrators to distance themselves from these violent protesters.
"Violent men equip themselves with scaffolds and stones. We are appalled
at the obvious violence," the Hamburg police said. Damages of vehicles
were reported at various areas of the city.
In various places in Hamburg, attacks on emergency personnel and
property damage were reported, the Hamburg police said on twitter,
adding a total of 15 policemen were injured and three of them must be
treated in hospital.
The n-tv quoted Andreas Blechschmidt, a co-organizer of "Welcome to
Hell" demonstration as saying that there were several injured
demonstrators, including those injured by the use of police batons.
The n-tv reported late Thursday night that after the demonstration
"Welcome to Hell" was dissolved, peaceful demonstration is still going
on in several locations in the city.
As of the press time, the march is continuing under a heavy police
presence, but remains peaceful for the time being. Meanwhile the police
reported new outbreaks of violence by "a large number of masked people."
The violence has been directed against cars and shops.