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Riot police fire tear gas as 20,000 march against G7 in Geneva

An estimated 20,000 demonstrators marched in Geneva against the G7 meeting across Lake Geneva in Évian, and the day ended in clashes: riot police used tear gas and water cannon against stone-throwing youths after a car was set alight and a bank's windows smashed.

Geneva seals most of its border with France for the G7 summit in Évian

Switzerland has closed 25 of 35 crossings on the Geneva-France border ahead of the G7 summit in nearby Évian, disrupting daily life for cross-border residents until the meeting ends June 19.

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