German police clash with protesters in Hamburg G20 protest

German police have clashed with protesters in Hamburg a day ahead of the G20 summit, using water cannons, pepper spray and batons to disperse marchers after some attacked them with bottles and other objects.

German police have clashed with protesters in Hamburg a day ahead of the G20 summit, using water cannons, pepper spray and batons to disperse marchers after some attacked them with bottles and other objects.

The skirmishes came hours before the two-day gathering of the world’s top economic powers gets under way on Friday morning in Germany’s second-biggest city.