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NATO protests

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. • Photos: Obama in Europe • Photos: G20 protests • Complete coverage: Obama at the G20 and NATO Summits

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.

• Photos: Obama in Europe
• Photos: G20 protests
• Complete coverage: Obama at the G20 and NATO Summits  (Michel Spingler / Associated Press)

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Anti-NATO protesters rounded up

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.

• Photos: Obama in Europe
• Photos: G20 protests
• Complete coverage: Obama at the G20 and NATO Summits  (Sebastien Bozon / AFP/Getty Images)

Violent protests against NATO

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.

• Photos: Obama in Europe
• Photos: G20 protests
• Complete coverage: Obama at the G20 and NATO Summits  (Michel Spingler / Associated Press)

Anti-NATO protests in Germany

Police arrest a protester at a demonstration against the NATO summit in Baden-Baden, Germany, where NATO leaders held a working dinner.

• Photos: Obama in Europe
• Photos: G20 protests
• Complete coverage: Obama at the G20 and NATO Summits  (Carsten Koall / Getty Images)

Anti-NATO anger

An anti- NATO activist throws a piece of wood onto a burning barricade during clashes with a squad of riot police in Strasbourg, France.

• Photos: Obama in Europe
• Photos: G20 protests
• Complete coverage: Obama at the G20 and NATO Summits  (Michel Spingler / Associated Press)

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