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Protesters set Tesla ablaze, smash UN office's windows in Geneva anti-G7 march
Police fired tear gas as protesters targeted a Tesla and a United Nations office, with up to 20,000 people joining the march, officials said.
- On Sunday, June 14, 2026, protesters in Geneva clashed with police, setting a Tesla ablaze and smashing bank windows during an anti-G7 march. Authorities deployed tear gas to disperse the crowd amid significant downtown property damage.
- Ahead of the G7 summit beginning Monday, June 15, in Evian-les-Bains, France, authorities mobilized thousands of police and military personnel. Officials closed 25 of 35 border crossings to secure the venue for discussions on Middle East conflicts and economic imbalances.
- Fearing a repeat of 2003 summit damage, Geneva businesses preemptively boarded up storefronts with plywood. The "No-G7" coalition of over 60 groups organized the march to denounce "fascism and imperialism" and call for an "internationalist response" to perceived inequality.
- Diverging crowd estimates emerged Sunday, with Geneva police reporting 7,000 participants while other sources cited 20,000. Officers confiscated objects "likely to be used as weapons," including knives and pyrotechnical devices, and detained protesters following Friday incidents.
- As world leaders arrive on Monday, the summit agenda prioritizes resolving the U.S.-Iran war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. This gathering serves as a major diplomatic test amid ongoing regional tensions and global frustration with current leadership.
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The protest march proceeded peacefully at first, but ended in disturbances.
·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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vienna.atUp to 50,000 demonstrators were expected. Police used tear gas against protesters who set a car on fire and smashed windows
·Vienna, Austria
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GENEVA.– While some 20,000 people were protesting this Sunday against the Group of Seven (G7) summit in neighbouring France, dozens of protesters engaged in clashes with the police, set fire to a car and smashed the windows of a bank in Geneva.In the city of Switzerland, businesses were blocked and hundreds of riot police were deployed in the streets in the face of previous concerns about violence.Ecologists and feminists joined opponents of imp…
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Leaning Left32Leaning Right21Center31Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left
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C 37%
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