Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: Around 4,000 people staged colourful and largely peaceful protests under a very heavy police presence today on the eve of the G7 summit in southern Germany.
Police reported isolated incidents and in one case deployed pepper spray to disburse some protesters but the demonstration in the city of Garmisch-Partenkirchen was noisy but mainly good-natured with music pumping out in sweltering temperatures.
The main street in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, around 15 kilometres (nine miles) from the Elmau Castle where world leaders will gather from Sunday, was lined with riot police keeping a watchful eye on demonstrators.
More than 22,000 police have been deployed to watch over the event.
"I just want things to pass off peacefully. What the demonstrators are calling for is not all wrong. But for me what's important is that it's peaceful. That's why I'm marching right at the front, so there's no violence. Wish me luck," she said.
At the other end of the age scale, a 22-year-old woman, who declined to give her name, said: "We're here to criticise capitalism. The G7 is a display of power and it's no longer compatible with democracy."
As the mercury rose, some protesters stripped off and plunged into a nearby river.
Police reported isolated incidents and in one case deployed pepper spray to disburse some protesters but the demonstration in the city of Garmisch-Partenkirchen was noisy but mainly good-natured with music pumping out in sweltering temperatures.
The main street in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, around 15 kilometres (nine miles) from the Elmau Castle where world leaders will gather from Sunday, was lined with riot police keeping a watchful eye on demonstrators.
More than 22,000 police have been deployed to watch over the event.
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"I just want things to pass off peacefully. What the demonstrators are calling for is not all wrong. But for me what's important is that it's peaceful. That's why I'm marching right at the front, so there's no violence. Wish me luck," she said.
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At the other end of the age scale, a 22-year-old woman, who declined to give her name, said: "We're here to criticise capitalism. The G7 is a display of power and it's no longer compatible with democracy."
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As the mercury rose, some protesters stripped off and plunged into a nearby river.
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