Frankfurt riot targets new European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters
Blockupy movement protests EU’s austerity measures on the day the European Central Bank headquarters open in the city.
Anti-austerity demonstrators in Frankfurt have set fire and throw stones police cars in protest.
A police officer was hurt in the riot close to the Alte Oper concert hall.
Thousands of "Blockupy" activists are due to rally in the centre of Frankfurt against the ECB's role in austerity measures in EU member states.
Police have set up a cordon of barbed wire outside the bank's new building.
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