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| Burnt-out barricades, smashed-up buildings: Hamburg awakes to carnage after night of G20 riots | Burnt-out barricades, smashed-up buildings: Hamburg awakes to carnage after night of G20 riots |
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| Violent protests against the G20 summit in Hamburg continued for the second night with rioters attacking police, erecting barricades and trashing shops and vehicles. At least 143 people have been detained and over 200 police officers injured so far. | Violent protests against the G20 summit in Hamburg continued for the second night with rioters attacking police, erecting barricades and trashing shops and vehicles. At least 143 people have been detained and over 200 police officers injured so far. |
| “We have never experienced this level of hate and violence,” Hamburg police spokesman Timo Zill told the Bild tabloid. | “We have never experienced this level of hate and violence,” Hamburg police spokesman Timo Zill told the Bild tabloid. |
| Demonstrators were armed with Molotov cocktails and iron bars, police said in a press statement. | Demonstrators were armed with Molotov cocktails and iron bars, police said in a press statement. |
| “At the interception Schanzenviertel district [in central Hamburg], the forces were permanently subjected to violent attacks,” the statement added. | “At the interception Schanzenviertel district [in central Hamburg], the forces were permanently subjected to violent attacks,” the statement added. |
| The protesters damaged shops and vehicles, police said, adding that some 500 people looted a supermarket on Friday night during ongoing protests. | The protesters damaged shops and vehicles, police said, adding that some 500 people looted a supermarket on Friday night during ongoing protests. |
| About 250 protesters erected barricades in the Schlump / Schäferkampsallee area in the center of the city, using trash cans, bicycles and road signs. Several vehicles were set on fire. | About 250 protesters erected barricades in the Schlump / Schäferkampsallee area in the center of the city, using trash cans, bicycles and road signs. Several vehicles were set on fire. |
| One of protesters, however, told DW that police are fueling the anger at the rallies. | One of protesters, however, told DW that police are fueling the anger at the rallies. |
| “The police are provoking people by running into the protests, crowding people together so that they start to panic. They know people will get injured,” he said. | “The police are provoking people by running into the protests, crowding people together so that they start to panic. They know people will get injured,” he said. |
| READ MORE: Kissing G20 protesters blasted by water cannon during Hamburg clashes (VIDEO) | READ MORE: Kissing G20 protesters blasted by water cannon during Hamburg clashes (VIDEO) |
| At least 213 police officers have been injured in the protests, police said on Saturday morning. | At least 213 police officers have been injured in the protests, police said on Saturday morning. |
| “I am shaken over the violence that many had to endure, with their vehicles or property destroyed, or witnessing this brutality against police officers,” Hamburg Mayor Olaf Scholz said. | “I am shaken over the violence that many had to endure, with their vehicles or property destroyed, or witnessing this brutality against police officers,” Hamburg Mayor Olaf Scholz said. |
| German Justice Minister Heiko Maas slammed the protests on Twitter. | German Justice Minister Heiko Maas slammed the protests on Twitter. |
| “Criminals belong before courts, not on the street,” he tweeted. | “Criminals belong before courts, not on the street,” he tweeted. |
| A Ruptly video shows the scale of damage in the Neuer Pferdemarkt district of Hamburg following the night of clashes, including badly damaged stores and burnt-out barricades in the G20 host city. | A Ruptly video shows the scale of damage in the Neuer Pferdemarkt district of Hamburg following the night of clashes, including badly damaged stores and burnt-out barricades in the G20 host city. |
| The city streets are filled with broken glass and the remnants of barricades, a TASS correspondent reported from the scene. Many buildings near Rote Flora, a former theater where violent clashes took place on Friday, don’t have any windows. | The city streets are filled with broken glass and the remnants of barricades, a TASS correspondent reported from the scene. Many buildings near Rote Flora, a former theater where violent clashes took place on Friday, don’t have any windows. |
| The sidewalk has been damaged and the city services are currently removing bottles and broken glass from the streets. | The sidewalk has been damaged and the city services are currently removing bottles and broken glass from the streets. |
| Store owners in the Schanzenviertel area are in no hurry to clean up and repair windows as the city expects another mass anti-globalization rally in the coming hours. | Store owners in the Schanzenviertel area are in no hurry to clean up and repair windows as the city expects another mass anti-globalization rally in the coming hours. |
| In the meantime, German police are bracing for a huge new wave of protests planned on Saturday. | In the meantime, German police are bracing for a huge new wave of protests planned on Saturday. |
| A demonstration under the slogan “G20 - not welcome!” saw 20,000 people gather in the Deichtorplatz area of the city center on Saturday morning, police tweeted. A separate demonstration, “Hamburg shows attitude!”, drew some 3,000 participants, police said, adding that both marches have been peaceful so far. | |
| Elsewhere, Greenpeace activists scaled the iconic 50-meter-high Köhlbrand bridge and held a banner reading, “G-20: End Coal”. | Elsewhere, Greenpeace activists scaled the iconic 50-meter-high Köhlbrand bridge and held a banner reading, “G-20: End Coal”. |
| The anti-globalist demonstrations in Hamburg were organized under the slogan “Welcome to Hell.” The protests turned violent on Thursday night, erupting in confrontations with police. Clashes began in the evening, with police using pepper-spray and water cannons against the rioters. | The anti-globalist demonstrations in Hamburg were organized under the slogan “Welcome to Hell.” The protests turned violent on Thursday night, erupting in confrontations with police. Clashes began in the evening, with police using pepper-spray and water cannons against the rioters. |
| Speaking to the German broadcaster NDR, a spokesman for the "Welcome to Hell" demo, Andreas Blechschmidt, distanced himself from "senseless violence" and heavy rioting. | Speaking to the German broadcaster NDR, a spokesman for the "Welcome to Hell" demo, Andreas Blechschmidt, distanced himself from "senseless violence" and heavy rioting. |
| On Friday evening, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that such violent clashes are unacceptable. | On Friday evening, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that such violent clashes are unacceptable. |
| "I have every understanding for peaceful demonstrations, but violent demonstrations endanger human lives, they endanger people themselves, they put police officers and security forces in danger, put residents in danger, and so that is unacceptable,” she said. | "I have every understanding for peaceful demonstrations, but violent demonstrations endanger human lives, they endanger people themselves, they put police officers and security forces in danger, put residents in danger, and so that is unacceptable,” she said. |