Germany G8 - 12km Security Fence Construction Begins!
no g8 | 18.01.2007 10:22 | G8 Germany 2007 | Globalisation | Repression | World
Last monday (15th jan) authorities in Germany began erecting a 12km security fence around the area of the 2007 G8 summit venue. The fence costing 12.5M Euros will take 15 weeks to complete. Not missing a trick activists were on hand to unwelcome the fence, hanging a banner saying "Fence In Capitalism!"
The fence consisting of 4,600 dark green steel segments weighing 75 kg (165.3 lb) will be 2.5 metres (8 ft 2.4 in) high and 2.45 metres wide. The segments are attached to cement pillars weighing 900 kg each and topped with razor wire - to prevent anyone from tunneling beneath the fence, 50-cm long steel grating is also being sunk into the ground.
The fence consisting of 4,600 dark green steel segments weighing 75 kg (165.3 lb) will be 2.5 metres (8 ft 2.4 in) high and 2.45 metres wide. The segments are attached to cement pillars weighing 900 kg each and topped with razor wire - to prevent anyone from tunneling beneath the fence, 50-cm long steel grating is also being sunk into the ground.
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"Fence In Capitalism!"
18.01.2007 13:56
(A)-chris
One more push friends
18.01.2007 15:10
Hopefully the anti-G8 comrades will give it a full as test as possible over the next 6 months....just to make sure the German State is getting value for money
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Contractors
19.01.2007 07:56
(A)narko Emo
Previous fence...
19.01.2007 17:12
Quebec FTAA protest April 2001
grrr!