G20 LEADERS pledged to fight terrorism at the group’s summit in Antalya, Turkey, yesterday.

The Paris attacks overshadowed the first day of the G20 summit and dominated debate.

Outside the conference dozens were arrested at a protest by 500 against US interventions in the Middle East.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called on nations to unite against the common enemy.

But he added that the fight against terrorism must respect international law, the UN Charter and each nation’s sovereign rights and interests.

UN secretary-general Ban Ki Moon echoed the call for respect for the rule of law, warning against actions that would “only perpetuate the cycle of hatred and violence.”

Mr Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama met briefly to discuss the Syrian peace plan agreed on Saturday.

Another fringe meeting between the leaders of the Brics bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa committed to strengthening co-operation in economic and security fields, including combatting terrorism.

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker tried to dismiss anti-immigrant hysteria after Poland rejected mooted EU refugee quotas following the Paris attacks.

“Those who organised these attacks, and those who carried them out, are exactly those who the refugees are fleeing.”

Elsewhere in Turkey, five police were wounded by a suicide bomber during a raid on an Islamic State cell in the city of Gaziantep near the Syrian border.

On Saturday soldiers killed four suspected Isis guerillas near the town of Oguzeli southeast of Gaziantep.