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‘Welcome to hell’: Hamburg burns, G20 protests spiral (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) Live updates ‘Welcome to hell’: Hamburg burns, G20 protests spiral (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) Live updates
(about 13 hours later)
Parts of Hamburg are under a blanket of black smoke. G20 protesters in the German city started a huge inferno as the summit of world leaders kicks off. At least 100 people have been arrested after protesters clashed with police on day two of the G20 summit in Hamburg.
The summit sessions are now underway, but across the city hordes of protesters blocked streets by staging sit-down demonstrations at key intersections. Streets and bridges leading to the summit were blocked as well as a road used by trucks at Hamburg Port. Friday’s anti-establishment protest caused chaos in the northern German city as crowds set fire to cars and ransacked shops before attacking police with molotov cocktails.
Hundreds of left wing anarchists started fires and clashed with police for hours. At least 100 activists are now in custody and almost 200 policemen are injured. READ MORE: Molotov cocktails & iron bars: G20 protests rage on in Hamburg, 200+ police injured
Parts of Hamburg were under a blanket of black smoke Friday while special forces used water canons in an effort to control the rioting. Some 200 officers were injured in the clashes.
Thousands more protesters have turned out for Saturday’s demonstration which has remained mostly peaceful so far, although a heavy police presence is visible.