Thousands join anti-G7 march as world leaders fly in

ANTI-G7 MARCH. Demonstrators take part in a march in Irun on August 24, 2019, to protest against the annual G7 Summit attended by the leaders of the world's seven richest democracies. Photo by Ander Gillenea/AFP

Biarritz is a popular tourist destination that would normally be basking in its annual summer boom, but withand other world leaders flying in for 3 days of talks, the resort was on lockdown. Among the crowd were even a group dressed in traditional Basque shepherd costumes, with red, white, and green Basque flags as far as the eye could see.

Overnight, 17 people were arrested and 4 police lightly injured when clashed erupted in Urrugne near the Spanish border some 25 kilometers or 15 miles south of the resort. France has deployed more than 13,000 police and gendarmes to secure the event amid fears of disturbances by radical anti-capitalist groups, anarchists, and theBut demonstrators insist their protests will be peaceful.

Earlier this week, police arrested 3 young activists from Germany who were carrying a tear gas canister, an icepick and wrenches along with documents"linked to the extreme left," prosecutors said.

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