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Summary The G-8 group decided to hold conference in small cities after a protester was killed in 2001.
Several thousand demonstrators marched in Le Havre city of France to express solidarity with the protesters who were arrested during a protest on the occasion of G-8 conference.The protesters marched towards police station and chanted slogans in favour of their arrested colleagues and demanded their release. They accused the capitalists of exploiting poor countries.“We want to protest against capitalism in France, but their agents come and persecute us,” they said.The G-8 group had decided to hold meetings in small cities after a man was killed in a protest in 2001. This year, the G-8 conference is being held in Deauville city of France.
