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Friday 7 July 2017
German police clash with protesters before G-20 summit

By DAVID RISING G-20.” A small group on
Associated Press the roof set off fireworks.
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) Police said windows at a
— German police clashed furniture store and a bank
with violent protesters were damaged. There was
Thursday in Hamburg a no immediate word on a
day ahead of the Group number of arrests or inju-
of 20 summit, using water ries. Many other groups are
cannons, pepper spray calling for peaceful pro-
and batons to disperse tests and are pushing the
marchers after some at- G-20 leaders for action to
tacked them with bottles fight climate change and
and other objects. address economic dispari-
The skirmishes came hours ties in the world. Some are
before the two-day gath- even calling for the dissolu-
ering of the world’s top tion of the G-20 itself so the
economic powers gets United Nations becomes
under way Friday morning the platform for such dis-
in Germany’s second-big- cussions.
gest city. In all, more than 100,000
Its host, German Chancel- protesters are expected
lor Angela Merkel, said she in Hamburg for the sum-
hoped the leaders would mit, with some 8,000 con-
be able to find “compro- sidered part of Europe’s
mises and answers” on a Police officers in operation during a protest against the upcoming G20 summit in Hamburg, Ger- violent left-wing scene, ac-
wide range of issues — al- many, Thursday July 6, 2017. The leaders of industrialized nations, G20, are holding a two day cording to police.
though the prospects of summit starting Friday in Hamburg. The northern port city has
finding common ground ( Bodo Marks/dpa via AP) boosted its police with re-
on climate change and inforcements from around
trade were uncertain. ally got going. Black-hooded protesters ing down the street with the country and has 20,000
Thursday evening’s protest Police said they repeatedly attacked a police vehicle two water cannons while officers on hand to patrol
as the G-20 leaders arrived asked some demonstrators with bottles and bricks, being pelted with bottles Hamburg’s streets, skies
in Hamburg was titled “G- to remove their masks, to breaking its window. by a group of black-clad and waterways.
20: Welcome to Hell,” and no avail. They then decid- Organizers quickly called people. Merkel is also hoping to
a standoff between hard- ed to separate the group an end to the march after A nearby building was plas- keep things under control
core anti-capitalist protest- from the rest of the march, the violence broke out, po- tered with the slogan “Bor- inside the city congress
ers and police developed which they estimated at lice said. Skirmishes contin- derless solidarity instead center where the summit is
before the march itself re- 12,000 people in total. ued, with police advanc- of nationalism: attack the being held. q

EU leaders reaffirm Libya migrant policy despite criticism

ROME (AP) — European rican countries and select-
Union officials on Thurs- ed European partners.
day reaffirmed the need Amid mounting anti-immi-
to tackle Europe’s migrant grant sentiment across Eu-
crisis in Libya and surround- rope, Italy has increased its
ing countries, amid contin- complaints that it can no
ued resistance in Europe longer shoulder the burden
to welcome refugees. Italy of the migrant crisis alone.
announced some 30 mil- Faced with national elec-
lion euro (US$34 million) in tions later this year or next,
new investments aimed at the Italian government
preventing migrants from has recently threatened
ever reaching or leav- to close its ports to non-
ing Libya’s lawless shores Italian flagged rescue ships
where smugglers oper- in hopes of forcing other
ate. And EU interior min- European countries to take
isters warned they might migrants in. In Rome, For-
sanction migrants’ home eign Minister Angelino Al-
countries with visa restric- fano said Italy was pledg-
tions if they refuse to take ing 10 million euros to help
their people back when Libya’s southern neighbors
their European asylum bids — Niger, Chad and Su-
fail. Europe’s migration cri- dan — better control their
sis was on the agenda at Men sit on the deck of the rescue vessel Golfo Azzurro after being rescued by Spanish NGO borders so migrants can’t
two meetings Thursday: an Proactiva Open Arms workers on the Mediterranean Sea Friday, June 16, 2017. Europeans have reach Libya. Another 18
informal EU-wide interior made a wrong, and dangerous, turn on the Mediterranean as they try to slow the ever-growing million euros is slated for
ministers meeting in Tallinn, number of migrants crossing the sea by looking for help from Libya, a country in chaos that is the voluntary repatriations
Estonia, and a meeting in the jumping-off point for the hazardous journey, Amnesty International said in a report released of migrants who reach Lib-
Rome of foreign ministers Thursday, July 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) ya and decide not to con-
from Libya, surrounding Af- tinue their journeys north.