Thousands join anti-G7 march as world leaders fly in

Since Monday, anti-capitalist activists, environmentalists and other anti-globalization groups have begun flocking to southwestern France for a counter-summit which they insist will be peaceful.

Waving thousands of flags, they marched across the Bidassoa River heading for the Spanish town of Irun, chanting slogans and playing drums. The rally ended shortly before 2:00 pm with no major incidents, according to an AFP reporter on the scene. “I want to call for calm and for unity,” French President Emmanuel Macron said in an address to the nation just hours before the official opening of the summit at which world leaders were to address the Amazon crisis along with other divisive global issues.– 13,000 police –

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 the “yellow vests” who have staged months of anti-government protests.“It’s important to show that people are mobilized and do not accept the type of world they’re offering us,” said Elise Dilet, a 47-year-old activist with Bizi, a Basque anti-globalization group.

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