G7 Protesters Smash Windows, Set Tesla on Fire in Geneva

A march on June 14 attended by around 20,000 people was largely peaceful, but ​the police said they confiscated some knives and pyrotechnic devices.

A Tesla car burns during a protest against the G7 summit, across the border in France, in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 14, 2026. Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Protesters smashed ​windows at a United Nations agency and set fire to a Tesla vehicle on June 14 during a protest march in Geneva, Switzerland, against the holding of the G7 summit, just across the border in the French town of Evian-les-Bains.

Around 20,000 people took part in the march that was largely peaceful, according to police, who also said they confiscated a number of knives and pyrotechnic devices.