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| | G8 SUMMIT: "Siege" at Gleneagles |
 | | GLENEAGLES, Scotland, Jul 6 (IPS) - Wednesday, the day of "siege" of the Group of Eight summit at this Scottish golf resort, saw several actions of civil disobedience across the region, and a big march of protesters to the kilometres of fences surrounding the summit site at the luxurious Gleneagles Hotel. |
 | | Around 11 am local time, the march, organised by the coalition G8 Alternatives, was banned by the police for "security reasons." About 25 activist buses coming from Edinburgh were stopped on their way to prevent them from joining the march. |
 | | Since 6 am, the motorway A9, connecting Stirling to Perth, and passing by Gleneagles, was blocked by the demonstrators, with sit-ins, trees, double-decker buses and cars. |
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