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Again riots in the center of St. Gallen +++ around 1000 people on the site +++ The situation intensifies again
After last weekend, riots were again announced in St. Gallen for the Easter weekend. On Friday night, around 200 young people initially gathered in Red Square. After about an hour, the situation seems to get worse for a moment. 1000 people are in the center of St. Gallen.
Young people flee from the police.
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11:11 pm
There is a fire at the intersection between St. Galler Kantonalbank and UBS.
11:09 pm
At the bus station it turns on again:
11:03 pm
Young people run through the station square. Then 50 to 100 young people gather on Kornhausstrasse, in front of UBS. They throw pedals and sing songs.
10:56 pm
Molotov cocktails thrown at police:
Molotov cocktails are thrown at the police. Objects catch fire. We urge you not to use violence against police officers or to commit any property damage.
– SG City Police (@StapoSG) April 2, 2021
10:53 pm
Shortly before 11 pm, Red Square appears to have been left empty. Only a few dozen young people are standing in small groups, it is silent. The congregation has split up here.
A photo of Red Square, taken shortly before 11pm
10:48 pm
A shopping cart and a bicycle are on fire:
10:48 pm
Some of the guys who are in a riot have started a fire on Vadianplatz between the fountain and the bike racks and are feeding it. The police are stationed on the other side of the square. By the way, not only the city and canton police are in action, but also the bodies from Schaffhausen to Graubünden.
10:34 pm
City buses and a postal bus stop above Neumarkt on Teufener Strasse. Because lower down, young people block the way. Police officers with placards come forward to urge children to stay away from Teufener Strasse if necessary:
10:26 pm
10:25 pm
The situation is very fragile and it could remain calm or capsize again. In Red Square, the crowd slowly advances towards Neumarkt. Fireworks and bottles fly here and there. In front of the Neumarkt, young people take parts of a road construction site with them.
10:19 pm
Reactions on social media are clear. Junge Mitte President Sarah Bünter writes:
Sometimes you just have to call something by its name.
Simply RESPECTFUL and SHIT. pic.twitter.com/SdPZ9ptLGW– Sarah Bünter (@SarahBuenter) April 2, 2021
10:16 pm
Meanwhile, the riots that had started have subsided again. This resulted in a great reunion. It is estimated that around 1000 people from all over German-speaking Switzerland meet in the alleys of St. Gallen.
10:06 pm
There is an explosion in the direction of Red Square. Meanwhile, the monastery square is quiet, too quiet. Some young people have also gathered here. “We want to enjoy the evening and be a little together.”
9:54 pm
Mayor Maria Pappa was also there tonight. The interview:
9:51 pm
The first images from the second night of the riot:
9:49 pm
Meanwhile, the city police ask spectators to go home.
Shortly after 9 pm, emergency services were thrown with objects and had to use rubber pellets in self-defense. We ask those affected to behave peacefully. We ask the many viewers to go home.
– SG City Police (@StapoSG) April 2, 2021
9:42 pm
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in Red Square has calmed down a bit and is no longer so aggressive. But that doesn’t mean there are fewer people on the site. On the contrary, there are even more than last Friday. Around 300-350 young people have gathered and are crowding in front of the Mamma Assunta pizzeria. They seem to have reunited after their foray into the city center. The police are watching the situation. Two travelers with suitcases make their way through the middle.
9:30 pm.
Hundreds of young people are gathered in Red Square.
Of course, not all young people are ready for a riot. There are also those who say they do not believe in property damage. A young man wants to break the window of a clothing store on Multergasse. His colleague yells “No, no, no” and pulls him.
9:26 pm
A police helicopter is circling over St. Gallen. On the ground, the police defend themselves with rubber bullets.
9:23 pm
Not only young people from St. Gallen or eastern Switzerland are there. Young people from Bern and Thun have also come. They like it in the city of St. Gallen. “Something is going on here.” They want to spend the night. They don’t come home anymore.
9:22 pm
Young people roam the city armed with clubs and fireworks. The police are overwhelmed. You can go around guys, but only briefly at a time.
9:18 pm
The situation began to deteriorate shortly after 9 p.m.
What happened so far
Around 200 young people gathered in St. Gallen’s Red Square on Friday night, like last week. At first, the mood is calm. Young people stand together in groups, talking. The police are there too. As announced, she makes a presence and observes the situation. Some boys fired fireworks, accompanied by applause from other young people.
Then suddenly the mood escalates. The crowd is divided into several groups. You go through Multergasse towards the market square. Another stays in Red Square. Young people shoot firecrackers. Police sirens sound. The local police seem overwhelmed as the youths flee in small groups in various directions.
Mayor Maria Pappa and Karin Winter-Dubs, leader of the SVP in the city parliament, are also in Red Square, to seek talks so that the situation does not escalate. Winter-Dubs says: “Violence is not a solution, not even with frustration.” As the situation seems to get worse, they both take cover.
Great property damage after the riots
A week ago, around 100 people had come to Drei Weieren for a party. The police broke up the meeting, peacefully. But then it degenerated. At around 10:30 pm, more than 200 young people gathered in Red Square. The mood became increasingly aggressive. In the end, the police estimated the property damage at tens of thousands of francs. A police officer was injured, there were numerous evictions and nine arrests. Calls to renew the riots circulated in various media over Easter weekend.
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