In pictures: Violence at G20 protests
Hamburg's streets have been overrun by violence on the first day of the G20 summit in Germany.
There were fierce clashes between anti-G20 protesters and the police, and the situation was considered too volatile to allow US First Lady Melania Trump to attend a tour with the other G20 spouses.
Far-left extremists threw rocks, set light to barricades and looted shops. Hamburg's police described the situation as "very serious".
It is thought there are about 100,000 anti-G20 protesters in Hamburg - but only a small proportion are taking part in the violence.
About 20,000 officers are on duty over the course of the G20.
Protesters have set cars alight, smashed windows and fired flares at police helicopters.
They are protesting about a range of issues, including climate change, global wealth inequalities and the presence of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at the summit.
Police have been using water cannons to disperse protesters and put out the fires.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the violence, saying it was "unacceptable" to "put peoples' lives in danger, put the protesters' own lives in danger".
Friday night's protests were the latest in a series of demonstrations which began before the world leaders had even arrived.
There were fierce clashes between anti-G20 protesters and the police, and the situation was considered too volatile to allow US First Lady Melania Trump to attend a tour with the other G20 spouses.Far-left extremists threw rocks, set light to barricades and looted shops. Hamburg's police described the situation as "very serious".
It is thought there are about 100,000 anti-G20 protesters in Hamburg - but only a small proportion are taking part in the violence.
About 20,000 officers are on duty over the course of the G20.
Protesters have set cars alight, smashed windows and fired flares at police helicopters.
They are protesting about a range of issues, including climate change, global wealth inequalities and the presence of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at the summit.
Police have been using water cannons to disperse protesters and put out the fires.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the violence, saying it was "unacceptable" to "put peoples' lives in danger, put the protesters' own lives in danger".
Friday night's protests were the latest in a series of demonstrations which began before the world leaders had even arrived.
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