Protestors arrested after raids against German activists
Thousands of people staged spontaneous demonstrations in major German cities, police said today, after nationwide raids against anti-globalization activists suspected of plotting to disrupt next month’s Group of Eight summit.
Hamburg police detained eight demonstrators who threw stones and bottles at officers securing the protests, staged outside the offices of a main activist group that had been raided. Another four demonstrators were arrested in Berlin, although protests there remained peaceful.
