Protestors and police both claim G8 victory

Protesters claimed victory over police guarding the G8 summit in Germany after three days of blocking roads, defiantly demonstrating at the security fence protecting the world leaders and even leading police on a spectacular high-seas boat chase.

But police say their policy of “de-escalation” worked – allowing the protests to proceed so long as they remained peaceful, even in the banned zone around the fence – but cracking down hard when things started to get out of control.