German police, protestors clash at anti-G20 demo

Protestors throw stones, firecrackers and bottles at police; riot police in helmets charge to disperse crowd

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Police arrest a demonstrator during the "Welcome to Hell" rally against the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany on July 6, 2017. — AFP

HAMBURG: German police and protestors clashed Thursday at an anti-G20 march in Hamburg, with police using water cannon and tear gas to clear a hardcore of masked anti-capitalist demonstrators, AFP reporters said.

Protestors threw stones, firecrackers and bottles at police. Riot police in helmets charged in order to disperse a group of around 1,000 hard-left protestors wearing black hooded tops and masks.

The protest march has been called off after clashes, police said.