国际英语资讯:German armed forces anticipate attacks on personnel during Hamburg G20 summit_时事

国际英语资讯:German armed forces anticipate attacks on personnel during Hamburg G20 summit

Aside from warnings for individual personnel, German defense authorities are also concerned about the security of military bases used as accommodation for staff. These were exposed to "a heightened risk of blockade attempts and spontaneous demonstrations," the paper quoted by Spiegel read. As a result, all military vehicles are to be parked in specially-secured areas.

The German armed forces' assessment highlights the existence of "extensive plans aimed at disturbing the summit, blocking access roads and logistically significant intersections, as well as attacking municipal and harbor infrastructure."

Military circles expect up to 10,000 potentially violent protestors to arrive in Hamburg from all over Europe. Anti-capitalist groups from Greece, Spain and Italy are seen as a threat in particular, due to their experience of clashes with their domestic governments, which has offered them years of training in tactics including building improvised weapons like Molotov-cocktails and engaging in looting.

While the police are responsible for security during the G20 summit, they will receive assistance, upon request, from the armed forces.

There are also concrete contingency plans for emergencies, such as chemical or biological attacks, which would lead to the deployment of military experts.

Large numbers of paramedics are on call throughout the summit and the German air-force will continuously monitor air space above Hamburg with a squad of fighter jets ready for action.