NGOs hold large rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

NGOs hold large rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Riot police surround members of nongovernmental organizations and citizens' groups from Japan and abroad in Sapporo on July 5, ahead of the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido, northern Japan. The demonstrators called for peace and the elimination of growing gaps between rich and poor.

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