3,000 anti-G8 protesters begin marching in Rostock
(6 Jun 2007) 1. Wide of protesters marching down street 2. Close-up of girl wearing king costume 3. Protesters holding banner reading: (English) "Make borders history - move against G8" 4. Various of protesters marching carrying puppets and banners 5. Wide of helicopter overhead 6. Police officers on street 7. Protester holding up puppet 8. Close-up of protester 9. Wide pan of police standing opposite protesters 10. Protesters walking across field UPSOUND: chanting 11. Protesters walking down road chanting 12. Protesters walking through field 13. Protesters walking down road playing musical instruments 14. Wide of protesters gathered in field UPSOUND: clapping 15. Various of protesters walking along road STORYLINE: Protesters gathered in areas outside of Heiligendamm on Wednesday ahead of the start of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit. People carried banners, dressed in costumes and played instruments through the area of Bad Doberan in what has so far been a peaceful day of demonstration. The meeting of the Group of Eight industrialised nations, to be held in the picturesque vacation town of Heiligendamm on the Baltic coast, has already been the subject of violent protests. Protesters are being held at bay from Heiligendamm by a 2.5-metre-high (8-foot), 12-kilometre-long (7.5 miles), razor-wire-topped fence. Despite that deterrent, the area was rocked over the weekend by violent demonstrations that were Germany's worst in decades as anti-globalisation protesters hurled rocks and bottles at police. Bracing for what is likely to be a contentious round of talks aimed at combating climate change, and for a chiding from aid groups over previous pledges to relieve African poverty, leaders of the G-8 nations were heading to Germany for their annual summit starting on Wednesday. US President George W. Bush, is to meet on Wednesday - before the summit begins - with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has insisted she would like to reach agreement with the other seven G-8 leaders on having the United Nations oversee the establishment of a future pact on curbing global warming. The major source of diplomatic tension at the G-8 meeting is likely to be the US proposal to place elements of a missile defence system in the former Soviet satellite countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. The G-8 includes Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President George W. Bush. Russia and the United States have been sparring over the proposal. Washington says the plan is aimed at intercepting possible missile strikes from rogue states such as Iran and North Korea, but Russia says such attacks are virtually impossible and claims the proposed system is aimed at weakening Russia's missile capabilities. 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...
