In Hamburg in clashes with the radicals suffered 76 police
German riot police clashed with thousands of protesters in Hamburg on Thursday evening, where world leaders, including US President Donald trump, arrived in the city before the G20 summit.
In the second half of the day and night police used water cannons as protesters threw bottles and smoke bombs during a protest that started about 2 miles from the summit. Fireworks and bottles were thrown at riot police who tried to disperse the crowd, and overhead spinning police helicopters. The clashes began after the police ordered many of the protesters to remove their masks.
At least 76 officers were injured. According to police estimates, about 8 thousand protesters. The protest dispersed around midnight. There were also periods of calm during the day, when the demonstrators marched through the port city in Northern Germany, where he lived about 1.8 million people. But after dark on the streets burst into flames. Protesters set fire to garbage on the street near the center Rote Flora.
In another area of the city, demonstrators set fire to the car. Police said the Windows of several shops in two districts were defeated.
The G20, founded in 1999, takes place every year. It includes 19 countries and the European Union and accounts for approximately 80% of global GDP. During the two-day meeting taking place in the homeland of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, it is expected that leaders will discuss climate change, terrorism and migration.
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