In photos: Violent protests greet G20 leaders
The Group of 20 summit began amid violent protests as leaders arrived for meetings at a trade centre in downtown Hamburg. Protesters near the summit tried to block the official motorcades, while in other parts of the city demonstrators burned cars and smashed windows.
Protesters throw stones at riot police using water cannons in Hamburg, Germany.Odd Andersen/AFP / Getty Images
Protesters burn barricades in the Schanze district during an anti-G20 march in Hamburg, Germany.Alexander Koerner/Getty Images
Police use water cannons as protesters gather to participate in an anti-G20 march in Hamburg, Germany.Alexander Koerner/Getty Images
Riot police chase protesters in Hamburg, Germany, where leaders of the world's top economies gather for a G20 summit.Odd Andersen/AFP / Getty Images
Cars are set on fire during anti-G20 protests in Hamburg, Germany.Reuters
Demonstrators are hit by water cannons from police as they protest in Hamburg, Germany.David Young/AFP / Getty Images
Policemen rest during protests on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.Sebastian Willnow/The Associated Press
Special police chase demonstrators who blocked a road on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.Matthias Schrader/The Associated Press
Water cannons are used by police as protesters gather to participate in an anti-G20 march in Hamburg, Germany.Leon Neal/Getty Images
Police use water cannons as protesters gather to participate in an anti-G20 march in Hamburg, Germany.Alexander Koerner/Getty Images
Water cannons spray demonstrators at Hamburg harbor during protests against the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany.Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images
A protester holds a banner next to the bonfire during a demonstration at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
Demonstrators who blocked a street flee from police on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.Matthias Schrader/The Associated Press
A man wheels his bicycle in front of riot police during a protest in Hamburg, Germany.Odd Andersen/AFP / Getty Images
Protesters stay between fires on a street during a protest at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.Michael Probst/The Associated Press
German special police forces walk through the Schanze district following clashes with anti G20-protesters in Hamburg, Germany.Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Protesters stay between fires on a street during a protest at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.Michael Probst/The Associated Press