3 June 2007Sharewatch
German police said 128 people were arrested after a violent demonstration by anti-G8 protestors in the German town of Rostock which left up to 1,000 people injured.
The violent scene occurred four days before the start of the G8 summit in nearby Heiligendamm.
Prosecutors in Rostock said they would bring charges of assault and disturbing the peace against 10 people who were detained, as protestors hurling Molotov cocktails, stones and bottles clashed with police.
The demonstrators also overturned and set fire to several cars.
The police said 433 officers were injured in the clashes, 30 of them seriously -- which it defined as having fractures or worse injuries. The organisers of the protest said 20 protestors had been seriously hurt, while another 500 suffered light injuries. The number of injured protestors was not officially confirmed. The violence involved only a small percentage of the 20,000 people police estimated took part in the protest march. [email protected] afp/kd/gp COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.
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