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A video posted by the German Der Tagesspiegel shows a dense crowd. Several people rush towards the police trying to keep the protesters at a distance.
“The environment is extremely aggressive,” writes the journalist.
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Photo: Michael Sohn / AP
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Photo: Odd Andersen / AFP
2,200 policemen were ready to handle the rally announced against the German government’s coronary restrictions on Wednesday. During the morning, between 5,000 and 10,000 people are said to have participated.
Police repeatedly warned that the demonstration would break up if participants did not keep their distance and wear mouth guards. When that didn’t happen, the police deployed water cannons. Several protesters responded by throwing bottles and stones, police said.
The water cannons are used to soak the protesters and make them choose to leave the scene.
Photo: Paul Zinken / TT
Demonstrations like criticizes the government’s coronary restrictions, during the pandemic, people who deny the existence of the coronavirus, right-wing extremists and people who demand greater personal freedom to gather.
On November 7, some 20,000 people took part in a protest in Leipzig, which ended with a police attack with fireworks. In August, 17,000 people participated in a protest march in Berlin. One of the protesters told Reuters that the person demands that Germany return to democracy and that the demand for mouth protection has turned people into slaves.
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