But even then, there was no assurance that they could get to various meeting sites, because hotels were ringed by protesters.

Despite legal efforts by protesters to block the contest, the shoot began this morning, with 36 teams registered.

The police fanned out across Abidjan, blocking efforts by protesters to reach the city center.

Police were called in, but were blocked from entering the facility by protesters.

There was very clear provocation by protesters in Oakland.

"Get those Negros off the board," read one sign carried by protesters.

In several cases, soldiers were pulled from tanks, beaten and killed by protesters.

Police destroyed tents providing shelter or medical service, which news outlets reported as garbage left behind by protesters.

The arson by nuclear protesters just a week before we arrived left it even less appealing.

The fences were torn down by protesters chanting, "Whose park?