Politics

G20 host Hamburg braces for ‘Welcome to Hell’ protest

Written by Teunis Felter

Germany’s G20 summit host city Hamburg braced for a potentially violent “Welcome to Hell” protest Thursday by anti-capitalist activists as tensions rise in the lead-up to the power meet. Ugly scenes unfolded Tuesday night as riot police used water cannon and pepper spray to clear an unauthorized protest camp, leaving five people injured and driving fears of more trouble ahead in the northern port city of Hamburg. Up to 100,000 demonstrators are expected to materialize during the two-day Group of 20 meeting that starts Friday and will bring US President Donald Trump, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and other leaders to the city.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/g20-host-hamburg-braces-welcome-hell-protest-083835366.html

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.