- Title: Hamburg braces itself for the G20 summit
- Date: 5th July 2017
- Summary: HAMBURG, GERMANY (JULY 5, 2017) (REUTERS) POLICE VAN WITH POLICE CARS DRIVING PAST HAMBURG TV TOWER WITH POLICE VANS IN FOREGROUND VARIOUS OF G20 POSTER SHOWING G20 KNOT, WITH POLICE PARKED POLICE CARS AND POLICE TRUCK FEDERAL AGENCY FOR TECHNICAL RELIEF WORKERS WALKING PAST VARIOUS OF FENCING BARRIER BEING LOADED ONTO FORKLIFT AND BEING SET UP VARIOUS OF BANNER HANGING READING: G20 MEMBERS: RESPECT THE RULE OF LAW FORKLIFT CARRYING FENCING BARRIER SANDBAGS BEING PILED UP AT FENCES POLICE WALKING PAST (SOUNDBITE) (German) HAMBURG POLICE SPOKESMAN, TIMO ZILL, SAYING: "It is a relatively small area so that we are able to offer suitable protection for the 20 state guests. It is a very small area that we need to use. That is the one announcement that we wanted to make. And the second was to say: no high fences in the city that would have blocked off the city. Rather we are using Hamburg fencing, which you see behind us. We are using these fences to secure the security zone. Then there will of course be the police presence." ZILL TALKING TO MEDIA MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (German) HAMBURG POLICE SPOKESMAN, TIMO ZILL, SAYING: "Of course the police presence has been organised into different elements. There will be the area around the trade centre, there will also be an area around this where there will be an increased police presence and of course they will then be able to react to any situation accordingly." POLICE VARIOUS OF POLICE MANNING CHECKPOINT AND SENDING CARS BACK THE OTHER WAY CONCRETE BLOCKS AND POLICE VANS VARIOUS OF POLICE CHECKPOINT VARIOUS OF SCAFFOLDING BEING CONSTRUCTED POLICE WALKING PAST CYCLISTS GOING PAST FENCING ORGANISER HELPERS TALKING VARIOUS OF HAMBURG TRADE CENTRE
- Embargoed: 19th July 2017 14:14
- Keywords: G20 police checkpoints security preparations
- Location: HAMBURG, GERMANY
- City: HAMBURG, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: G20,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016OFXBNR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: With just two days to go before the G20 summit kicks off in Hamburg on July 7 the city and its police force is preparing for an influx of anti-G20 protesters and the arrival of 20 heads of state.
"It is a relatively small area so that we are able to offer suitable protection for the 20 state guests...there will be an increased police presence and of course they will then be able to react to any situation accordingly," Hamburg police spokesman Timo Zill told reporters.
Tension is likely both at the summit and outside it. Thousands of protesters are expected to demonstrate for a raft of causes, ranging from anti-globalisation to failure to tackle climate change. Already, German police have used water cannon to disperse around 500 anti-capitalist protesters. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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