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Enemy is at the G8

by Open-Publishing - Wednesday 6 July 2005
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Fears were growing overnight that today’s G8 summit in Scotland was set to be derailed by violence and political bickering.

Sir Bob Geldof, the organiser of the weekend’s Live8 concerts to fight poverty, was downbeat last night.

"We have the potential to make this an historic G8," Geldof said.

"But I don’t think they (G8 leaders) are anywhere near there."

More than 60 people were arrested in Edinburgh as violent protesters infiltrated mass demonstrations for G8.

Police fears that highly organised and violent professional demonstrators would join the largely peaceful protests organised by the musician and campaigner Geldof were confirmed in the Scottish capital.

There were fears the violence would worsen as the summit went on, especially as it was expected to fall well short of demands for African aid.

Scottish police blamed the violence on about 1000 hard-core militants.

 http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/co...

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