G-8 opponents sleep on a road they blocked between Bad Doberan and Heiligendamm northeastern Germany, on the last day of the Group of Eight Summit, Friday, June 8, 2007. The three-day summit was hit by anti-globalization protests which blocked roads to the summit venue of Heiligendamm. About 16,000 police, many from anti-riot units, were on duty and used water cannons and tear gas against the demonstrators.
Anti-G-8 protestors help an injured man after they clashed with federal riot police in Hinter Bollhagen near Heiligendamm, Germany, Thursday, June 7, 2007. The leaders of the G-8 nations are holding their annual summit in the historic Heiligendamm sea resort from June 6-8, 2007, prompting the deployment of 16,000 law enforcement officials to secure the site and deal with thousands of protesters.
German police use a water cannon against anti-G-8 protestors in Hinter Bollhagen near Heiligendamm, Germany, Thursday, June 7, 2007. Protestors and police scuffled as activists tried to block roads leading to Heiligendamm, where the leaders of the G-8 nations are holding their annual summit.
German police use a water cannon against anti-G-8 protestors in Hinter Bollhagen near Heiligendamm, Germany, Thursday, June 7, 2007.
Riot police march in rows as anti-G-8 activists block roads on the second official day of the G-8 Summit, Thursday, June 7, 2007, as police made 300 arrests and used water cannons to force thousands of protesters off roads leading to the Group of Eight summit. The protesters are attempting to block key access points leading to the summit venue in Heiligendamm as they had done for several hours the day before.
An activist poses in a Yoga position in front of riot police as they block the road on Thursday, June 7, 2007, near Hinter Bollhagen close to Heiligendamm, Germany. Thousands of G-8 opponents staged colorful and peaceful G-8 Summit protests, but relations between demonstrators and police were tense after the kick-off demonstration Saturday turned violent with more than 1,000 injured.
An anti G-8 activist dressed as clown speaks with a police officer at a roadblock in Bad Doberan, Germany, Wednesday, June 6, 2007. The leaders of the G-8 nations are holding their annual summit in the historic Heiligendamm sea resort on June 6-8, 2007.
Anti G-8 activists block the road between Bad Doberan and Heiligendamm, Germany, Wednesday, June 6, 2007. The leaders of the G-8 nations hold their annual summit in the historic Heiligendamm sea resort near Rostock, Germany, on June 6-8, 2007.
Riot police remove an anti-G-8 activist from a blocked road near Bollhagen, northeastern Germany, on the first official day of the G-8 Summit, Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Thousands of demonstrators blocked roads leading to the summit site as a massive security operation to counter protests got under way.
German police use a water cannon against anti-G-8 activists blocking a road near Bollhagen, northeastern Germany, on the first day of the G-8 Summit, Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Thousands of demonstrators blocked roads leading to the summit site as a massive security operation to counter protests got under way.
Riot policemen try to stop anti-G-8 activists dressed as clowns near Bollhagen, northeastern Germany, on the first official day of the G-8 Summit, Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Thousands of demonstrators blocked roads leading to the Group of Eight summit as a massive security operation to counter protests got under way.
Riot policemen try to stop anti-G-8 activists dressed as clowns near Bollhagen, northeastern Germany, on the first official day of the G-8 Summit, Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Thousands of demonstrators blocked roads leading to the Group of Eight summit as a massive security operation to counter protests got under way.
Riot policemen try to stop anti-G-8 activists dressed as clowns near Bollhagen, northeastern Germany, on the first official day of the G-8 Summit, Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Thousands of demonstrators blocked roads leading to the Group of Eight summit as a massive security operation to counter protests got under way.
Riot policemen film anti-G-8 activists while trying to stop them near Bollhagen, northeastern Germany, on the first official day of the G-8 Summit, Wedmesday, June 6, 2007. Thousands of demonstrators blocked roads leading to the Group of Eight summit as a massive security operation to counter protests got under way.
A demonstrator wearing a peace flag walks across a field to the landing point of an airborne police unit near Heiligendamm, Germany the venue of the G-8 summit, on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Thousands of G-8 opponents continue to stage colorful and peaceful protests against the summit while politicians request tough police action and crackdowns on violent demonstrators following riots that left more than 1,000 injured.
A protester shouts during a demonstration near the airport in Rostock, Germany, on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 after the arrival of President George W. Bush. The leaders of the G-8 nations are holding their annual summit in the historic Heiligendamm sea resort June 6-8, 2007.
Protesters with charity organization Oxfam hold effigies of President George W. Bush, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Premier Romano Prodi during a demonstration Tuesday, June 5, 2007, in Rostock, Germany. Activists demonstrated peacefully against the G-8 Summit as politicians in Germany requested crackdowns on demonstrators following earlier riots which left more than 1,000 injured.
German riot police photograph a detainee after stopping a bus carrying anti-G-8 activists near the Rostock-Laage airport Tuesday, June 5, 2007, near Weitendorf, Germany. Demonstrators were converging to protest the pending arrival of President George W. Bush, who is attending the summit at nearby Heiligendamm. Police clamped down on demonstrators since violent demonstrations in Rostock left nearly 1,000 people injured.
Special police forces act as conflict managers during a G-8 protest on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, in Rostock Warnemuende, Germany. German authorities have put extensive security measures into place ahead of the upcoming summit of G-8 leaders at Heiligendamm, which runs from June 6-8.
Part of the fence surrounding the venue of the G-8 Summit is seen Tuesday, June 5, 2007, in the Baltic Coast resort of Heiligendamm. A 7-mile-long security fence topped with barbed wire was erected as a general security precaution and only local residents, delivery vehicles and the hotel staff looking after the high-powered delegations will be allowed inside the security zone.