An anti- NATO activist dressed as a clown kisses the shield of a riot police officer in the Neuhoff district of Strasbourg, in eastern France, where NATO’s 60th anniversary summit began Friday. Police arrested 300 people overnight, cleared the city centre of protesters and peace flags, and cut off public transport to a campsite housing thousands of demonstrators.
Protesters dressed up as clowns are stopped by police in Strasbourg. French police fired teargas and water cannon to force back anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization protesters on the outskirts of the city and cordoned off the city center ahead of the NATO summit.
An anti- NATO activist hurls stones during clashes with riot police in Strasbourg. Protesters said tensions had risen after police wounded one man with a rubber bullet in clashes with hundreds of anti-NATO activists and youths from the suburbs.