Hamburg G20 riot damage costs ‘run into millions’
‘The cost of the damages caused by riots during the recent G20 summit in the German city of Hamburg would come in at about 12 million euros, according to a German insurance group.
The German Insurance Association (GDV) said on Tuesday that the total property damage during three nights of protests would add up to about 12 million euros — $4.6 million of which was attributable to damaged cars alone.
Protesters clashed with security forces in the streets of Hamburg as leaders of the world’s biggest economic powers met on July 7-8.
Demonstrations began even before the leaders arrived in Hamburg. Tens of thousands of people came together under the motto of ‘solidarity without borders instead of G20’ and marked the largest protests against the group ever.’
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