300 are arrested at G7 summit protest

US POLICE arrested some 300 anti-globalisation protesters yesterday, thwarting their attempts to block city traffic during a G7 summit in Washington.

Protesters met in a downtown park and marched in the streets for two blocks before being stopped by police in riot gear who penned in the group into one city block and arrested everyone inside.

Police spokeswoman Wyseola Smith said 298 people had been arrested, and more arrests were underway in Freedom Plaza, a square close to the White House.