Protesters gather as G7 leaders set to arrive in Germany

Protesters gather as G7 leaders set to arrive in Germany
Activists from Oxfam wear giant heads depicting G7 leaders during a demonstration in Munich, Germany (Matthias Schrader/AP)

About 3,500 protesters gathered in Munich on Saturday as the Group of Seven leading economic powers prepared to hold their annual gathering in the Bavarian Alps in Germany, which holds the G7’s rotating presidency this year.

Police said earlier they were expecting some 20,000 protesters in the Bavarian city, but initially fewer people showed up for the main protest which started at noon, the German news agency dpa reported.

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