Demonstrators hurled firebombs and stones at massed riot
police to disrupt a summit of the world's industrialized nations Friday. Police
fired water cannons and tear gas to drive them back, and said one demonstrator
was killed.


At least 46 protesters and 31 police officers were hurt and 39 people arrested in
clashes.


The dead person was not immediately identified by police, and the
circumstances of the death were not clear. The body lay in a pool of blood,
covered by a white sheet and surrounded by dozens of police who kept
reporters at bay.


Witnesses gave conflicting accounts, some saying the person had been shot,
others saying the death was the result of a beating by police.
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Reuters -- A protester has died after being shot in the head by an Italian paramilitary trooper while a big power summit was under way in Genoa, witnesses and authorities said.

A Reuters photographer saw a group of anti-globalisation demonstrators attack a Carabinieri van with stones. A protester was hit by two gunshots from the van after throwing a fire extinguisher at the vehicle.

The demonstrator fell to the ground and then was run over by a Carabinieri jeep that backed over him, the photographer said.

A police spokesman in Genoa confirmed that the unidentified man had died but did not provide any details.
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