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Japan anti-G8 summit protesters scuffle with police
Anti-G8 summit protesters marched down the streets of Tokyo on Sunday, accusing the Group of Eight nations of causing worldwide poverty.
- Agencies
- Published: 14:25 June 29, 2008
- More than 1,000 people gather in separate rallies in Tokyo to protest the G8 summit.
- Image Credit: AP
Tokyo: Anti-G8 summit protesters marched down the streets of Tokyo on Sunday, accusing the Group of Eight nations of causing worldwide poverty.
More than 1,000 people gathered in two separate rallies in Tokyo, white hundreds of anti-riot police guarded the streets.
At least two people were arrested when protesters scuffled with police, Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi reported.
"Issues like environmental destruction and poverty in Africa, these are all caused by the G8 governments," said Yu Ando, a government worker. "I can't stand that they are proclaiming to solve these issues."
Protests are expected near the summit venue at Lake Toya, north of Tokyo, as well as in Tokyo and Sapporo, capital of Hokkaido.
In the summit, leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States will discuss rising food and oil prices, climate change and African development.
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