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Clashes at Nato summit protests | Clashes at Nato summit protests |
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French police have clashed with anti-Nato protesters in Strasbourg, firing tear gas and rubber bullets to stop a crowd getting to the city centre. | |
Masked protesters smashed bus shelters and set fire to rubbish bins. AFP reported around 100 arrests. | Masked protesters smashed bus shelters and set fire to rubbish bins. AFP reported around 100 arrests. |
Security has been high in Strasbourg and across the German border in preparation for Friday's summit. | |
Some 25,000 police are on duty to control the tens of thousands of protesters expected to attend. | Some 25,000 police are on duty to control the tens of thousands of protesters expected to attend. |
Groups of youths, many wearing hoods or scarves, walked through a suburb of the city carrying banners saying: "Stop repression in London and Strasbourg". | Groups of youths, many wearing hoods or scarves, walked through a suburb of the city carrying banners saying: "Stop repression in London and Strasbourg". |
Bus stops and vehicles were vandalised, shop windows smashed and a barricade put up on one street. | Bus stops and vehicles were vandalised, shop windows smashed and a barricade put up on one street. |
Protesters set up burning barricades in the city | |
One protester rammed a pole through the front window of a police vehicle. | One protester rammed a pole through the front window of a police vehicle. |
A passenger in the car appeared to be holding a handgun as it quickly reversed. | A passenger in the car appeared to be holding a handgun as it quickly reversed. |
In a separate incident, AFP reported that a German photographer had been taken to hospital after being injured in the stomach by a rubber bullet. | In a separate incident, AFP reported that a German photographer had been taken to hospital after being injured in the stomach by a rubber bullet. |
An eyewitness who asked not to be named told the BBC that riot vans and water cannon had seen heading towards the protesters' official camp in Ganzau, south of the city. | An eyewitness who asked not to be named told the BBC that riot vans and water cannon had seen heading towards the protesters' official camp in Ganzau, south of the city. |
Leaders of Nato member states are due in the city on Friday for the alliance's 60th-anniversary summit. | Leaders of Nato member states are due in the city on Friday for the alliance's 60th-anniversary summit. |
France last month announced it would be fully re-integrated into Nato. | France last month announced it would be fully re-integrated into Nato. |
For decades it has stood at a distance from the alliance, taking part in military operations but not in its central planning and decision-making. | For decades it has stood at a distance from the alliance, taking part in military operations but not in its central planning and decision-making. |