Clashes in Frankfurt: Several police officers injured during demonstration
Several police officers were injured during a demonstration in Frankfurt. Approximately 100 left-wing extremists attacked the officers with firecrackers, stones and bottles.
Police in Frankfurt attacked following demonstration clashes
Several police officers were injured during clashes at the edge of a demonstration in Frankfurt. According to kurier.de, Hessian Interior Minister Roman Poseck (CDU) stated in the early evening: "One officer may also be somewhat more seriously injured, but that requires further investigation."
Police had previously declared the rally organised by the initiative "Gen Z regelt" dissolved following repeated firecracker and stone throws. According to Poseck, approximately 100 left-wing extremist-motivated perpetrators of violence had mixed in with the demonstration. "They attacked the police massively with bottle throws, stones and pyrotechnics," said the interior minister.
At one point, police deployed water cannons. Poseck emphasised that the situation was subsequently brought under control.
For much of the time, the protest had proceeded peacefully. At the peak of the rally, police counted around 8,000 participants; the organisers spoke of up to 9,000 people.
Source: Google News AT — Crime (de)