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Police fire tear gas at anti-G7 protesters in Geneva
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- Protesters in Geneva clashed with police, set a car on fire and smashed the windows of a bank to show their opposition to the G7 summit taking place across the border in France.
- Demonstrators threw bottles, stones and firecrackers at police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons.
- Witnesses cited by the AFP and Reuters news agency said protesters targeted the offices of the UN's telecommunication building and threw flares as police tried to clear them from the site.
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Protesters in Geneva clashed with police, set a car on fire and smashed the windows of a bank to show their opposition to the G7 summit taking place across the border in France.
https://p.dw.com/p/5FNtg Protesters set fire to a car and smashed shop windows ahead of the G7 summit in nearby Evian Image: dts Nachrichtenagentur Gmb H/dts-Agentur/picture alliance Advertisement Clashes broke out between protesters and police near the United Nations building in Geneva on Sunday on the eve of the G7 summit in the nearby French resort town of Evian.
Demonstrators threw bottles, stones and firecrackers at police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons.
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