Security tightens, protesters march as Buenos Aires prepares to host G20 Summit

Record ID: 1365866

  • Title: Security tightens, protesters march as Buenos Aires prepares to host G20 Summit
  • Date: 28th November 2018
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (NOVEMBER 28, 2018) (REUTERS) GENERAL VIEW OF PROTESTERS MARCHING, CARRYING SIGNS ON-THE-GROUND SHOT OF PROTESTERS MARCHING LARGE CROWD OF PROTESTERS MARCHING, CARRYING SIGNS PROTEST SIGN WITH IMAGE OF CHE GUEVARA ANTI-RIOT POLICE MARCHING IN FORMATION GENERAL VIEW OF PROTESTERS MARCHING, CARRYING SIGNS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PROTESTER MERCEDES MARTINEZ SAYING: "The main goal was to say 'no' to the G20 because how we see it is, they are the ones who are coming here to take our remaining natural resources. (Argentine President Mauricio) Macri is here to negotiate the peoples' hunger, give away all of Argentina's remaining natural resources and keep sinking us further into poverty." VIEW FROM THE GROUND OF THE LEGS OF ANTI-RIOT POLICE WALKING ALONG SIDEWALK LONG LINE OF ANTI-RIOT POLICE WALKING ALONG SIDEWALK, VIEW OF LARGE GROUP OF PROTESTERS IN THE BACKGROUND PROTESTERS MARCHING, CARRYING SIGNS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PROTESTER ALEJANDRO IGNASZEWSKI SAYING: "These imperialistic, capitalist sectors from our country bring nothing more than laziness and hunger. They don't offer anything concrete, they don't resolve the environmental issues, they resolve absolutely nothing. The only thing they are doing for our Americas is taking our natural resources." GENERAL VIEW OF PROTESTERS MARCHING, CARRYING SIGNS VIEW FROM BEHIND CORDON OF ANTI-RIOT POLICE WHO ARE WATCHING PROTESTERS MARCH GENERAL VIEW OF PUBLIC WORKERS PLACING LARGE BARRICADES OUTSIDE SAUDI EMBASSY PUBLIC WORKERS PUSHING BARRICADES INTO PLACE GENERAL VIEW OF EXTERIOR OF SAUDI EMBASSY, LARGE PRESENCE OF ARMED GUARDS OUTSIDE PEOPLE WALKING INTO SAUDI EMBASSY ARMED POLICE OFFICIAL OUTSIDE EMBASSY SAUDI OFFICIALS WALKING AWAY FROM EMBASSY SAUDI OFFICIALS GETTING INTO CAR WINDOW OF SAUDI EMBASSY SAUDI FLAG WAVING GUARD TOWER AT EMBASSY CAR PULLING AWAY FROM SAUDI EMBASSY ROW OF ARGENTINE FLAGS WAVING IN THE WIND VIEW OF HEAVY TRAFFIC ON CONGESTED STREET PEOPLE WALKING ALONG SIDEWALK GENERAL VIEW OF BARRICADES LINING STREET POLICE STANDING BY BARRICADE PEDESTRIANS WALKING THROUGH OPEN PART OF BARRICADE ON-THE-GROUND VIEW OF FEET OF POLICE STANDING IN FORMATION POLICE STANDING ALONG SIDEWALK
  • Embargoed: 12th December 2018 21:10
  • Keywords: Argentina G20 security protests summit Buenos Aires
  • Location: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
  • City: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: G20,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA00198F8E2V
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Thousands of Argentines took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Wednesday (November 28) as the city prepared for the Group of 20 summit with some world leaders already arriving.
    Carrying protest signs and peacefully marching, the demonstrators accused the G20 leaders of only wanting to take advantage of the region.
    "They are the ones who are coming here to take our remaining natural resources," protester Mercedes Martinez said.
    Public service workers surrounded Saudi Arabia's embassy with barricades while anti-riot police kept a close eye on the demonstrators.
    Earlier in the day, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was among the first to arrive.
    Argentina declared Friday (November 30) a national bank holiday to try to ensure a calm meeting of the leaders of the G20 bloc of nations.
    With local merchants riled about losing business on Friday (November 30) and Saturday (December 01), the government has advised anyone not involved in the G20 to take Friday off and get out of town for a long weekend.
    This year's G20 summit, where leaders of the world's 20 top industrialised countries will discuss issues such as trade and climate change, will be held in the Argentine capital from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1. The lockdown of parts of the city will start on Thursday (November 29) night and last until Sunday (December 02).
    Protests have been a fixture of past G20 events, and hooded anti-capitalist militants clashed with police in last year's summit in Hamburg, Germany, torching cars, smashing shops and injuring officers.
    Argentines are struggling with economic recession and inflation at around 45 percent, with the government introducing tough austerity measures as it seeks to lower the fiscal deficit.
    Thousands of Argentine left-leaning protesters are expected to march on Friday afternoon. They will be restricted to a 2.5-kilometre (1.55 mile) area that will not include two landmarks they had originally planned to reach: the central Obelisk and Plaza de Mayo, two historic focal point for protests in Argentina, activists said.
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