Protesters clash with police ahead of Davos meeting


  • World
  • Saturday, 21 May 2022

Protesters march past a UBS Bank branch during a demonstration against the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF), in Zurich, Switzerland May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

ZURICH (Reuters) - Dozens of anti-capitalist protesters clashed with police in Zurich on Friday ahead of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting in the Alpine resort of Davos starting on Sunday.

The unauthorised "Smash WEF" demonstration is a regular occurrence in Switzerland's financial hub before the world's business and political elite gather around 120 km (70 miles) away.

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