4 Protesters Detained as G-20 Leaders Begin to Meet
Police have detained four protesters who wanted to walk to the venue of the G-20 summit to deliver a letter to world leaders.
The state-run Anadolu Agency says police in the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya on Sunday blocked the four protesters — belonging to left-wing groups opposed to the G-20 — from marching toward the secluded seaside resort of Belek, where the leaders are meeting.
The group then held a sit-down demonstration before being detained and taken to a sports center which has been turned into a temporary detention center for protesters during the summit meeting, the agency reported.
The leaders of the world's 20 top economies are meeting for a summit that is expected to be dominated by the fight against extremists following the Paris attacks.
Source: Associated Press
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