Saturday, June 2, 2007

Protesters converge on German port for G8 demo

(Reuters) - Anti-globalisation protesters converged on the Baltic port of Rostock on Saturday to demonstrate against the policies of the world's leading industrial countries ahead of a Group of Eight summit next week.

Police expect up to 100,000 demonstrators to pack the city and to attend 40 separate gatherings planned over the weekend in protest against the G8 summit to be hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in nearby Heiligendamm.


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