Headline Roundup • July 8th, 2017
G-20 Protests
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Several violent protests have erupted at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.
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G-20 Riot Leaves Trail of Destruction as German Officials Scramble for Answers
Wall Street Journal (News)
News
A riot that raged for hours just a mile from the Group of 20 meeting site left German officials struggling to explain Saturday how protests that had long been predicted spiraled out of control.
‘Half The City Is Burning’: Hamburg Rocked By Violent, Anti-G-20 Protests
HuffPost
News
As G-20 leaders gathered at the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany for a live performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony on Friday evening, police moved to disperse thousands of protesters during a second day of violent clashes.
Anti-G20 activists in extremely violent riot overnight in Hamburg
News
Anti-globalization activists have rioted for a second night as Hamburg hosts the Group of 20 leaders, setting up street barricades, looting supermarkets and attacking police with slingshots and petrol bombs.
