BREAKING: G-20 march turns chaotic on streets of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH – Police threw canisters of pepper spray and smoke at anarchists protesting the Group of 20 summit Thursday after the marchers responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins and throwing rocks.
The march turned chaotic at just about the same time that President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle arrived for a meeting with leaders of the world’s major economies.
The clashes began after several hundred protesters, many advocating against capitalism, tried to march from an outlying neighborhood toward the convention center where the summit is being held.
Police in riot gear stood guard near the protesters, who banged on drums and chanted “Ain’t no power like the power of the people, ’cause the power of the people don’t stop.”…
Comment from Harry_AZ
Time September 24, 2009 at 11:00 pm
It looked like more of the black “hoodie” black bandana clad leftist circus clowns I’ve faced at Phoenix area street protests. Although I disagree with their ideology, I’m glad there were protests at the G-20 meeting.
The Phoenix area anarchists are vagrants that have been glorified in the Phoenix New Times for eating garbage. The Pittsburgh crowd appeared to have on cleaner clothes.