Police arrest 83 during G20 summit in Pittsburgh

Police arrested 83 people participating in protests and other events during the G20 summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that ended Friday, a public safety chief said Saturday.

PITTSBURGH, September 26 (RIA Novosti) - Police arrested 83 people participating in protests and other events during the G20 summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that ended Friday, a public safety chief said Saturday.

Public Safety Director Mike Huss said the damage the demonstrators inflicted upon the city totaled $50,000, adding that a man who smashed windows at a Citizens Bank branch was responsible for $20,000 alone.

Anti-capitalist protestors clashed with police, throwing rocks and garbage bins at officers, who retaliated with tear gas.

The Pittsburgh G20 Resistance Project earlier said it targeted about 100 points around the city for pickets on Friday, the last day of the two-day summit that gathered to discuss ways to deal with the global economic crisis.