Anti-globalisation protests at EU summit
(15 Dec 2001) 1. Wide shot anti-globalisation demonstrators advancing along street 2. Side shot demonstrators carrying banner saying "smash capitalism" 3. Wide shot demonstrators 4. Police armoured vehicle and policemen in cobbled alley 5. Demonstrators rocking a car, one jumps on bonnet 6. Police in riot gear advancing down street 7. Demonstrator on ground having hands tied together by plain clothes policemen 8. Policemen in plain clothes leading away another demonstrator 9. Traffic jam and smoke bomb in road 10. Line of police facing off demonstrators as they are pelted with Molotov cocktails 11. Ranks of police 12. Demonstrators collecting rocks from building site to use as missiles 13. Demonstrator pulls security camera off wall to cheers of other demonstrators 14. Hooded demonstrator writes "fuck the police" on shuttered shop front 15. Demonstrator standing on top of statue waves flag as other demonstrator shakes his bottom as gesture of disrespect STORYLINE: Police detained 18 anti-globalisation protesters in Brussels ahead of demonstrations on Saturday, the last day of the European Union summit. Eight of the 18 protesters - taken into custody near the city's landmark Grand Place square - were charged with being in possession of Molotov cocktails, police said. The others were held without charge. Over the past two days, demonstrations had drawn a total of over 90-thousand protesters, but only around 600 turned up for Saturday's rally which took place near E-U headquarters, but far away from the summit site. Among issues they protested against were world trade and the military actions in Afghanistan. Of the 40 German activists detained on Friday after scuffles with police, four have been charged with attacking police officers and destroying public property. Brussels Mayor Freddy Thielemans, who oversaw summit security operations, said the 40 were taken into custody because they were seen firing wooden and steel projectiles with slingshots at riot police. Two police were injured and several vehicles were damaged, he said. Police deployed 3-thousand offices over the two-day summit. A large area of Brussels around the Laeken Palace, where E-U leaders were meeting, was blocked off to traffic, and helicopters, water cannons, police and horse patrols were deployed. 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...
