Photo: DPAThe G20 summit of 20 leading world economies begins on Friday in Hamburg. On Thursday the potentially violent "Welcome to Hell" protest is being held. Organizers have warned that activists will seek to block access to the summit venue and, as usual, "reserve for themselves the option of militant resistance" against police. The G20 venue is right next to the Sternschanze district, the Hamburg neighbourhood most synonymous with the left-wing squatter movement,According to Hamburg police figures released in the build-up to the summit, 1,090 left-wing extremists live in Germany’s second largest city, 620 of whom are considered potentially violent. Police are expecting up to 8,000 potentially violent extremists at the event.

Source: The Local July 06, 2017 08:37 UTC