Hundreds protest APEC on eve of San Francisco meeting

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in San Francisco on Sunday on the eve of an APEC summit to protest against the world bloc.

US President Joe Biden hosted to 20 other members of APEC, a trade-focused body whose summit will be dominated by the US leader's meeting with Chinese Premiere Xi Jinping, as well as Israel's war with Hamas.

The gathering also attracted a number of pro-Palestinian protesters, who called for an end to "genocide" in the Gaza Strip.  One of demonstrators said even though Israel was not part of APEC, her felt it made sense to demonstrate here.