 Protesters in Germany have attacked a luxury hotel where the next G8 summit will be held in June. The action comes just days after an arson attack on a politician's house. Meanwhile politicians bicker over who will pay for the massive security operation. Anti-globalization protests have become a routine part of the annual G8 economic summits, and activism against the meeting in Germany planned for June 2007 has already started with attacks this week on a politician's house and the luxury hotel that will host world leaders. The Kempinski Grand Hotel in Heiligendamm on Germany's Baltic coast was attacked with paint balls in the early hours of Thursday morning. According to the interior minister of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the hotel is located, the attack caused damage to a value of ($2,500). Leaders from the G8 member states will meet in the hotel at the summit in June 2007.An unnamed group sent a letter to the German news agency DPA claiming responsibility ...
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