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Hamburg Protests Turn Violent Ahead Of G-20 Summit

Demonstrators threw bottles and stones, and police responded by firing water cannons and using pepper spray. Organizers canceled one protest march because of the violence.
Riot police use a water cannon and pepper spray to disperse protesters ahead of the G-20 summit in Hamburg on Thursday. / ODD ANDERSEN / Getty Images

Police used water cannons and pepper spray to try to push back protesters who threw bottles, bricks and stones on Thursday ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, according to The Associated Press.

Some demonstrators wearing black hoods broke a police vehicle's window.

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