WHO HAVE BEEN #HUMBURG HOLDED IN THE WAR ZONE? Their targets are most often banks, and they oppose the "ugly face of capitalism" (VIDEO) 18+

Until now, an unknown group now has about 8,500 members, and they call themselves "Black Bloc"

The so-called "Black Bloc" is not a single protest group, but it is called a particularly violent group of activists, as marked on the first day of the G20 summit in Hamburg. The black block is classified as militant anarchists who wear black clothes at the protests, and the faces hide their masks so that they can not be recognized. Such a tactic of the black block allows it to look like the only unified mass of people, although it is made up of various leftist groups and factions.

According to German law it is illegal to wear a mask at protest rallies.

The bloc members oppose what they call "the ugly face of capitalism", as well as restrictive police measures. Targets for their attacks are mostly banks, luxury car showrooms and supermarkets. Analysts say extreme right-wingers have joined the left-wing groups in these protests in recent years. The German security services estimated last year that there are about 8,500 potential members of the Black Bloc in the country. Anarchists attacked the G8 summit in Genoa in 2001 for the first time, and for two days there were bloody battles with the police. One of the perpetrators killed the police.

• 9 Jul, 2017
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