More than 13,000 security forces have been drafted in to police the G7 summit in Biarritz in France this weekend.
French authorities arrested five people for encouraging attacks on a hotel slated to accommodate police during this weekend's G7 summit, sources said Tuesday, as more than 13,000 members of the security forces prepared to deploy for the event.
They would be backed by members of the armed forces as well as police deployed on the Spanish side of the border, he added. The investigation was triggered after a woman living in the area posted a message online pinpointing a hotel where gendarmes policing the summit will stay. Activists will be holding a"counter-summit" some 20 kilometres away, so security forces will be on hand to ensure there are no disruptions in a country that has been hit by months of anti-government protests.
Since Monday morning, anti-capitalist activists, environmentalists and other anti-globalisation groups have begun rallying in Urrugne near the Spanish border where they have planned a week of protests they insist will be peaceful.
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