Protest and violence in Hamburg

Another clear up operation is underway after a second night of protest and violence in Hamburg.

G20 protesters set fire to barricades in fresh wave of violence and lootinghttps://t.co/YzwmWmGqDh pic.twitter.com/nTb4vAJvyr— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 7, 2017


Heavily armed police and demonstrators fought running battles on the streets staging the G20.

LIVE: MASSIVE Black Block/ ANTIFA Protest and Clashes with Police in Hamburg Germany G20… https://t.co/mVDWB0CyUH pic.twitter.com/I41oFlr61W— LINKS TO (@AtoZLinksTo) July 8, 2017


More than 200 officers have been injured, though none seriously, and dozens of protesters detained.

German states send more police to Hamburg as G20 violence escalates https://t.co/n1VpMH7cOV pic.twitter.com/parRJeQVrE— Reuters Science News (@ReutersScience) July 7, 2017


Thousands of demonstrators have traveled to Germany to vent their fury over Trump and Putin, global inequality and the pace of climate change.

Stunning #G20 #WalkingDead #protest hits all buttons: nuke winter, migrant crisis, race, 99%, Holocaust. Healthcare townhalls next? Reuters pic.twitter.com/beXXRODmS7— Reading The Pictures (ReadingThePix) July 7, 2017


The German military were called in to restore order.