Hamburg — Germany’s Group of 20 (G-20) summit host city Hamburg is bracing for potentially violent "Welcome to Hell" protests by anticapitalist activists after police detained six people on Thursday for throwing bottles as about 11,000 protesters marched through the city. Police were also investigating a fire at a local Porsche dealership in which eight luxury vehicles went up in flames. Ugly scenes played out on Tuesday night as riot police used water cannon and pepper spray to clear an unauthorised protest camp, leaving five people injured and driving fears of more trouble ahead. Up to 100,000 demonstrators are expected before and during the two-day G-20 meeting that starts on Friday and will bring US President Donald Trump, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and other leaders to the city. Germany’s second city, hosting its largest international meeting, has deployed about 20,000 police at the event sites, equipped with riot gear, armoured vehicles, helicopters and survei...
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