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Hundreds of young people celebrated Saturday night at Berlin’s James-Simon-Park, without adhering to Corona rules.
Berlin – When the police arrived to clear the party, the situation worsened. Riots, arrests, throwing bottles!
Berlin officials arrived at James-Simon-Park in the Mitte district around midnight with a large contingent and the support of federal police officers, because up to 600 young people were partying and screaming there. They are said to have violated applicable Corona regulation several times.
Several people have been provisionally detained
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The police had their hands full
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The officers then cleared the area. There were riots between the youth and the emergency services.
During the eviction, the celebrants threw bottles at the emergency services, police said Saturday morning. A policeman was injured by throwing a bottle and had to be treated on an outpatient basis. Also, a stranger threw a bottle at a passing bus. When the driver braked and stopped, a person kicked an exterior mirror.
Previously, those involved with chairs from an adjacent restaurant from a group of around 300 people attacked each other, according to police witnesses.
When the police cleared the area, there were riots.
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Several rioters were temporarily detained. By Saturday morning, the situation had calmed down again. According to the police, there were around 100 officers in total.
Once the area was cleared, the women and men who crowded into the Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station had to leave the area.
Revelers first hit each other with chairs in the park, then threw bottles at the police
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Police had previously cleared the intersection of Rigaer Strasse and Liebigstrasse in the Friedrichshain district at around 10 pm About 70 people rushed into the street and played loud music and obstructed traffic.
A total of seven suspects were arrested in both evictions. Criminal investigations have been launched into assault, attempted release of prisoners and dangerous bodily injury.
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The spokesman for the Berlin Police Union, Benjamin Jendro, was outraged on Twitter. “In James-Simon-Park, hundreds again said they had to give a damn about infection control measures and attack those with bottles who are legally bound to take action against them. Do we now see this as a weekly normal or something to come? “asked the spokesman. towards the House of Representatives.
