Scuffles as tens of thousands protest the upcoming G-8 summit

(2 Jun 2007) SHOTLIST 1. Various of Group of Eight (G-8) demonstration with police, protesters running 2. Zoom in on large inflatable ball being rolled through crowd by protesters 3. Protesters running from police, smoke 4. Various of crowd 5. Line of police officers 6. Ambulance driving through crowd 7. Various of crowd, black smoke rising STORYLINE Masked demonstrators hurled stones and flagpoles at police during a demonstration on Saturday by tens of thousands of people against the upcoming Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Germany, creating chaotic scenes near the harbour of the northern port of Rostock. Officers in helmets and full body armour at one point had to back off before a hail of stones, while other officers chased fleeing protesters. Police marched in a line through a street near the harbour to scatter demonstrators, and were pelted with stones from behind. One of the organisers pleaded for calm from a loudspeaker. A police spokesman said one officer was slightly injured but remained on duty. She had no immediate total for arrests. Police put the size of the demonstration at 25,000; organisers said it was 80,000. The officially-permitted march precedes the three-day summit beginning on Wednesday in the nearby seaside resort of Heiligendamm, where German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts the leaders of the other G-8 nations, Britain, France, Japan, Italy, Russia, Canada and the United States. The leaders are expected to discuss measures against global warming, the fight against AIDS and poverty in Africa, and the world economy. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...