Over a hundred policemen were injured during night clashes with anti-globalists in Hamburg, where on Friday, July 7, kicks off the summit of G20 leaders. About it RIA Novosti said the city police.
“According to the latest data, injured 111 police, information about the wounded among the demonstrators there,” she said.
Thus the interlocutor of Agency has not confirmed the information that in the Altona district anti-globalists tried to seize a police station. In that area, “attempted to attack a police car,” the Ministry assured.
Currently, the city held three demonstrations.
Anti-globalization clashes with police in Hamburg last several days. Last night the protesters announced they will rally “the devil’s picnic”, in which we intend to hold a March to the building of the Congress centre, where later on Friday will open a summit of G20 leaders. The police tried to stop the procession. Initially it was reported that in night collisions suffered by 76 police officers.
According to police, the number of anti-globalists on the streets on the evening of July 6 amounted to six thousand people. They threw guards bottles, stones, flares and other objects, who responded used water cannons.
To ensure the safety of leaders of the G20 countries to Hamburg from all over the country were sent about 20 thousand police officers. With more than 200 employees of the Berlin police prematurely was sent home arranged with them after the party.