Anti-G7 protesters torch Tesla, smash UN windows in Geneva; 20,000 march as summit opens in France
Daily Mail—Some 20,000 demonstrators marched through Geneva the day before the G7 summit opened in Evian, France, with a Black Bloc contingent of roughly 600 setting a Tesla ablaze and smashing windows at the UN district headquarters. Swiss police deployed tear gas and water cannons against the crowd. The G7 summit itself took place across the border in Evian, not Geneva, meaning protesters targeted the UN complex rather than the actual conference venue.
- Daily Mail — Geneva police fire tear gas on anti-G7 protesters who set fire to a Tesla and attacked the UN office
- Sky News — World — Geneva police clash with anti-G7 protesters ahead of summit
- BBC — Swiss police deployed water cannons after Tesla fire and UN window attack
- Euronews — Twenty-thousand protesters clash with police in Geneva during the G7 summit
- Dawn — 20,000 marchers total, including roughly 600 Black Bloc militants
- Al Jazeera — violence broke out on the eve of the G7 summit opening