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  • At least 196 police officers injured in G-20 protests

    07/07/2017 2:36:42 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 51 replies
    ABC News ^ | July 7, 2017 | Jordyn Phelps and Morgan Winsor
    At least 196 police officers have been injured in protests in the streets of Hamburg, Germany, where the G-20 summit is taking place. The demonstrations, which began Thursday ahead of the summit, continued Friday as thousands of officers clad in riot gear sought to prevent the mostly anti-capitalist protesters from disrupting the summit. One officer suffered a fractured limb, police said. Large fires burned in the streets of Hamburg after a second day of violent demonstrations. Protesters looted nearby buildings as well. While some groups of protesters staged peaceful demonstrations, others torched vehicles and hurled objects at officers. Police used...