G-8 summit starts protestors get ready for action

Some 25,000 police and military
personnel have been deployed in Evian and just across the Swiss border in Geneva to try to ensure the high-profile summit passes off peacefully. French riot police used tear gas and batons to push back some
400 noisy protestors, gave an early indication of the scale of potential trouble ahead on Saturday. Activists have vowed to block bridges from dawn to try to prevent official delegations arriving at the city’s airport from passing into France to attend the summit.