In pictures: Mayhem in Genoa

Police and anti-globalisation protesters have fought running battles in the streets of the historic Italian port city of Genoa.

The protesters were targeting the Group of Eight (G8) summit, a meeting of the world's richest nations.

The protesters aimed to disrupt the G8 summit

Police sealed off the area surrounding the summit venue...

...to allow the politicians to continue pressing the flesh

Police fired teargas to disperse protesters, who pulled up cobblestones and hurled them at police lines

Molotov cocktails were another favoured projectile

Police responded with baton charges

Windows in the city were smashed...

...and cars were overturned and set alight

Banks were another favourite target

Later in the day, a protester was shot dead by police

The area where he died quickly became a shrine