EDINBURGH, July 5 (Xinhuanet) -- Some 100 people are facing court charges Tuesday following violent clashes with police in downtown Edinburgh Monday when about 1,000 anarchists were engrossed in a so-called "Carnival for Full Enjoyment".

    A spokesman for Lothian & Borders Police said the majority of those arrested will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff's Court.

    More than 20 protesters and police officers were injured in a series of running battles as rioters threw stones, bricks, and bottles at police Monday.

    Over 10,000 police have been posted north of the Scottish borderon the eve of the Group of 8 (G8) summit starting this Wednesday for fear of escalating violence around Gleneagles, the venue of the summit.

    Some protesters were dressed as clowns and having a great time dancing and singing on the streets, but those in black hooded clothes were heading for trouble and disruption when they shouted "scum" and "You're gonna die" at police.

    Businesses in the city was dealt a great blow as many stores were closed ahead of the protest whereas others were ready to close at any time when the situation got out of hand.

    "We were expecting business when we know that many people are here for the G8. But now it's worse than usual," said a staff working for leisure wear The Black.

    Tom Halpin, Assistant Chief Constable of Lothian & Borders Police, said: "Clearly those involved were determined to cause as much disruption as possible. We have always said that we wanted toassist those who wished to make peaceful protests, but in our view it's clear this was never on this group's agenda."

    On Tuesday, campaigners stepped up the pressure ahead of the summit of leaders from the G8 industrialized nations.

    Three campaigners from the World Development Movement unveileda banner that read "No more brownwash" _ suggesting that British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown isn't serious in his attempts to lift African nations out of poverty.

    The riot was criticized by anti-poverty campaigners who are opposed to violent protest "just as we oppose the violence of extreme poverty that we see across our world," said one from the Make Poverty History movement. Enditem