A total of more than 35,000 people took to the streets in several German cities. At times there were clashes with the police and one officer was bitten.
More than 35,000 people took to the streets once morest the state Corona measures in numerous German cities on Monday – often during unauthorized “walks”. In some places there were also gatherings of supporters of the measures and vaccination.
In Lichtenstein near Zwickau According to the police, emergency services were attacked, 14 of them were injured. “One person tried to wrest the service weapon from an officer and one policeman was bitten by a participant in the gathering,” the police department said.
The police station in Magdeburg spoke of broken police chains, bottles thrown at officials and pyrotechnics used. According to initial findings, no officials were injured. According to this, around 2500 people had gathered in the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt. The gathering, like most in the police station area, was not indicated.
In Nürnberg Around 4200 people demonstrated once morest the Corona policy – significantly more than expected. There were no incidents. According to the police, around 2,150 people met in Bamberg for a registered “walk”. In many other Bavarian cities and communities, opponents of the Corona measures also called for so-called Monday walks as a sign of protest. Many cities had banned non-stationary rallies and threatened participants in unannounced demonstrations with fines.
Lights and silence
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania According to a police spokesman, around 12,000 people in more than 20 cities took part in registered light walks, rallies and unregistered silent marches. That was regarding 3,000 less than a week ago. There were occasional counter rallies – according to the police, there were initially no incidents worth mentioning. In Rostock the police registered around 4,000 protesters in Schwerin Around 2000 people moved through the city in Neubrandenburg around 1800.
Around 16,000 people took part in, according to the police Thuringia in unannounced protests once morest corona protective measures. Apart from small scuffles, the demonstrations have so far been peaceful, said a spokesman. Most of the participants were in Gera counted – around 2000. Eyewitnesses estimated the amount to be regarding twice the size. In Altenburg and Saalfeld According to police estimates, around 1000 demonstrators came together in each case Nordhausen 500. In all cases it was a question of so-called walks – that is, no registered meetings.
In Saxony Several thousand people took to the streets in illegal protests once morest Corona measures. During the riots in Lichtenstein the police said they used pepper spray. The personal details of 40 participants who were willing to use violence were found and reports of dangerous physical harm and assault on a law enforcement officer were made. In Freiberg Protesters broke a police cordon and later marched through the city in smaller groups. In Spice up Around 120 people marched with two torchbearers in front on Bundesstraße 6. In the city of Leipzig, officials had to separate demonstrators and counter-demonstrators.
Also in Brandenburg The protests by critics of the corona measures and anti-vaccination campaigns continued across the country. Counter-actions were announced in many places. In Potsdam on Monday called on the “Potsdam shows its colors” alliance not to leave the city to the opponents of the Corona measures. Mayor Mike Schubert (SPD) said at a rally that the people made it clear with their presence that there was not only protest once morest the current measures. The togetherness at a registered demonstration shows that it is possible to express one’s opinion without breaking rules or laws.
Several thousand people demonstrated in Baden-Wuerttemberg once morest the corona measures. In Friedrichshafen A police spokesman said that around 2000 participants had gathered for a so-called walk on Monday evening. The participants spontaneously agreed on social networks to move from Ravensburg to Friedrichshafen with this campaign.
The police in Hesse Fulda dissolved a collection of opponents of the current corona measures in the evening. A police spokesman said a meeting participant attacked the emergency services. The officers used pepper spray and arrested him. According to the police, the gathering was broken up because no masks were worn and no distances were observed.
(APA/dpa)
