G8 Protest: More than 10,000 block Heiligendamm
June 6, the second day of blockades, started with thousands of people going back on the streets, many in smaller groups, attempting to reach the fence and blocking all gates and routes leading to Heiligendamm. While the blockade at one of the gates had continued throughout the night, confrontations occurred at the other gate, with police trying to disperse protesters.
As hundreds of G8 delegates arrived in the area on Wednesday, mass blockades interrupted their arrival at the fenced security zone. Thousands of activists blocked most of the routes leading to the G8 meeting venue in Heiligendamm. Over 10,000 people blocked the fence gates and ‘breached’ the newly declared no-demonstration zone around the fence. In the evening, police violently dispersed one of the blockades, while others were continuing with several thousand people still on the streets. Other activists were protesting in the streets surrounding the Rostock-Laage airport. Late in the evening, more than 1,000 people on three blockades decided to stay overnight.
