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Police closed 27 roads during the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh between September 24th and September 26th. In the days before the summit began, demonstrations had already begun.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125348613742626219.html
Over the two-day summit, thousand took to the streets in protest. By September 25, 2009, police had arrested a total of 66 protesters. The ACLU criticized police for using pepper spray, throwing cans of smoke and using batons on some of the protesters. The legal director of ACLU Pennsylvania said, "In a week when we need freedom of speech more than ever, free speech died in Pittsburgh this week."http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jz5PoD9qb-An3UTF1pQjWpJgALBwD9AUJCRO1http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/world/26pittsburgh.html
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Fast Facts
- Date of G20 Summit in Pittsburgh: September 24-26th of 2009 https://www.pittsburghg20.org/index.aspx
- The city of Pittsburgh will restrict travel during the summit https://www.pittsburghg20.org/Commute.as...
- Driving restrictions will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on September 24, 2009 https://www.pittsburghg20.org/Commute.as...
- Secret Service will impose a "pedestrian-only" perimeter around the David L. Lawrence Convention Center beginnin on September 23, 2009 https://www.pittsburghg20.org/Commute.as...
- The World Trade Summit in 1999 in Seattle attracted 50,000 protesters http://www.wpxi.com/politics/21034502/de...
- At the World Trade Summit in 1999 as many at 600 people were arrested and the protesters caused about $3 million worth of property damage http://www.wpxi.com/politics/21034502/de...
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London G20 Protests
Thousands participated in protests at the British capital and surrounding areas ahead of the G20 summit which begins on April 2, 2009.On April 1, 2009, protesters clashed with police in London and a group smashed windows at the Royal Bank of Scotland's building in the financial district. Some demonstrators vandalized the side of the building by spray painting the word "Thieves." Others entered the building and threw large office equipment onto the street. Several protesters were arrested. The protests continued as the summit began on April 2, 2009.WashingtonPost.com: G-20 Protesters Jam Downtown London, Target Banks (April 1, 2009)
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