8, 000’violent’ protesters expected at G20 summit

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German security forces expect some 8,000 violent protesters to converge on the northern city of Hamburg this week where Chancellor Angela Merkel will host leaders of the G20 leading economies, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said, on Tuesday.

Some 20,000 police officers will secure the July 7-8 event in Germany’s second-largest city where anti-capitalist protesters are expected to riot. (ChannelNewsAsia)

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