About 200 people rallied in the Bavarian mountain town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Sunday and tried to march towards the Elmau Castle where a G7 summit of the world’s richest countries is getting underway.<br /><br /> Demonstrating against capitalism, war and global warming, they said they wanted the voices of the poorest and most vulnerable to be heard.<br /><br /> “We want to protest peacefully for a balance between rich and poor. I am one of the rich people who can carry a sign for the poor and can be present for them,” said Bernd Froecker, a militant from the Garmisch region.<br /><br /> Around 20,000 police officers have been deployed in the area to maintain security, over a 16-km perimeter surrounding Elmau Castle.<br /><br /> Still, demonstrators held a sit-in that blocked the road leading to the venue – forcing the G7 leaders to make the final stretch of their journey by helicopter.<br /><br /> The summit runs from Sunday through Monday.
