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German police disperse G20 protest with water cannon before summit
Reuters ^ | July 5, 2017 | by Chris Stern and Hannibal Hanschke

Posted on 07/05/2017 1:14:14 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

German police used water cannon to disperse around 500 anti-capitalist protesters overnight in the port city of Hamburg where Chancellor Angela Merkel will host leaders of the G20 leading economies in a two-day summit starting on Friday.

Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to march in the city this week against globalization and what they say is corporate greed and a failure to tackle climate change. German authorities believe around 8,000 demonstrators were prepared to use violence, the interior minister said on Tuesday. Some 20,000 police officers will be deployed.

Hundreds of mainly young left-wing activists gathered and marched on a main street shortly before midnight on Tuesday in the first major protest ahead of the summit, which will be attended by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Der Spiegel magazine reported that the Germany army fears protesters will use unarmed drones and that it has deployed a radar to locate any possible aerial intrusions.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anarchists; communists; g20; g20protests; riots; socialists
Pray for the safety of our President.
1 posted on 07/05/2017 1:14:15 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Soap flakes, scrub brushes, and deodorant would have worked as well.


2 posted on 07/05/2017 1:16:01 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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German police disperse G20 protest with water cannon MINIGUN before summit

There...that makes me feel better.

3 posted on 07/05/2017 1:18:08 PM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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That’s the kind of water cannon I’m thinkin of. Only because the MT’s are raining down like a waterfall. BOOM Shacka lacka.


4 posted on 07/05/2017 1:20:09 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Darksheare

Not PC, they must be purchased. How very capitalist of you...... ; )


5 posted on 07/05/2017 1:25:47 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Leftists deserve the best.

Use real cannon.


6 posted on 07/05/2017 1:27:33 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

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7 posted on 07/05/2017 1:27:43 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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Cool, I just downloaded it. That’s my kind of read. Thank you for the link.


8 posted on 07/05/2017 1:36:40 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: Darksheare

Anti-capitalist protesters? They are protesting the buying and selling of capitalism which generates the taxes to pay for their sorry welfare a$$es?


9 posted on 07/05/2017 2:22:36 PM PDT by abclily
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

brought to you by Soros, his children and his minions. Now that is a plane that should be shot out of the sky.


10 posted on 07/06/2017 3:36:30 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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