Tear gas fired on protesters outside G20 meeting

THERE were violent protests outside the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh in the US yesterday where world leaders closed in on a statement calling for new restraints on banker pay.

Some protesters rolled dustbins toward police, who fired tear gas in return. Some demonstrators also used pallets and corrugated steel to block a road.

The march did not have a city permit and police declared it an unlawful assembly.