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On the first public day of the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt am Main, thousands of demonstrators have called for a climate-friendly traffic turnaround. At a rally in the city center under the motto "get out" they demanded, among other things, an immediate renouncement of internal combustion engines and the conversion to a completely climate-neutral traffic until the year 2035.
The demonstrators set up a large doll with the logos of car companies, from whose step phallusartig an exhaust protruded. The saw was sawed off by a demonstrator - the saw bore the inscription "Car companies demobilized!" The participants of the rally demanded a massive expansion of bus and rail as well as priority for pedestrians and cyclists in traffic planning.
Marius Becker / DPA
Protester symbolically saws the figure of a figure of a car manager from the exhaust
The police reported at noon that the mood had been peaceful. At first they could not give more details about the number of participants. According to estimates by the anti-globalization network Attac, which helped to organize the protests, around 5,000 people participated in the rally in the city center.
According to a spokesman, the demonstrators want to set off in the direction of the IAA exhibition center in the early afternoon. There they want to get together with participants of a bicycle rally, coming from cities such as Mannheim, Aschaffenburg, Wiesbaden and Gießen. The police expect a total of about 20,000 participants.
On Friday, participants of the climate protection movement Fridays for Future protested in Frankfurt against the IAA. On Sunday members of the organization "Sand in the Gear" with peaceful blockades want to disturb the flow of the fair. The organization Attac also holds two vigils.
The IAA opens its doors on Saturday for the general public. It ends next week Sunday.
