World leaders called for calm as streets stood empty outside the site of the Group of Eight summit, in marked contrast to the violent demonstrations during the day that left one man dead from gunfire and more than 100 other people wounded.
Security forces have detained more than 50 people.
Italian police sources identified the dead man as Carlo Giuliani, 23, a Genoa resident originally from Rome. The Italian Ministry of the Interior said judicial authorities were investigating and the ministry would report its findings to Italy's parliament Monday.
The shooting occurred during a violent assault against a vehicle carrying several members of Italy's national police force, the carabinieri, who were wounded in the attack, the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said Giuliani was "hit by a gunshot, presumably shot for defensive purposes by one of the injured carabinieri."
In other confrontations Friday, a policeman was seriously wounded by a homemade explosive, officials said.
The violence appeared limited to a small group of demonstrators who threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at police, set fires and pushed back barricades intended to keep them out.
CNN's Alessio Vinci referred to the afternoon scene as a "street fight," saying those involved in the violence appeared to have come to Genoa seeking to provoke police. It did not appear the protesters who fought with police were part of any anti-globalization group marching outside the summit, Vinci said.
German authorities had warned the Italian police about a violent anarchist group attending the summit, he said.
Inside the summit, a senior White House official said President Bush had been informed of the toll among the 50,000 to 80,000 protesters in the streets.
"The president regrets the violence, believes the violence is regrettable, the tragic death and the injuries to the protesters and to the police officers is highly regrettable," the official said.
French President Jacques Chirac said the violence is evidence that leaders should listen more closely to the demonstrators' call for reduced globalization of trade.
But Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi called the incident an isolated one and called on demonstrators to "avoid any further violent incidents."
The demonstrators' message appeared to have had little effect on the world leaders, who issued a statement calling for more global trade.
The leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States are scheduled to remain in this seaside town until Sunday to discuss world trade, economic development, disease, debt relief, missile defense, the Kyoto Protocol and other issues. |
