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Friday, September 11, 2020
When a train attendant tried to verify the tickets, he was met with massive resistance from dozens of passengers. The police have to arrive with numerous emergency services at a train station in Lower Saxony. More than 80 people are now awaiting criminal proceedings.
More than 80 activists from a Kurdish youth movement traveled on a train from Lüneburg to Hamburg without a ticket, and then abused the train attendant at the control. Therefore, the train stopped on Thursday at the Bardowick train station, where federal police with more than 200 officers were on duty and supported by other state police emergency services, the Lüneburg police announced.
On the station grounds, many “people continued to be uncooperative” and police officers kicked and hit. Some officers suffered minor injuries. The identities of more than 80 people were determined, he said. He expects “a criminal case for fraudulent behavior.”
In addition, several criminal proceedings have been initiated for assault and resistance against law enforcement officers. Furthermore, verification of personal data showed that around a dozen travelers were staying in Germany without permission, including three young people.
According to the police, the travelers were participants in a movement that had held demonstrations in Hannover and in the districts of Celle, Uelzen, Lüneburg and Harburg since 5 September. After spending two nights in a camp in Lüneburg, the activists were heading to Hamburg via Winsen / Luhe.
