Farmer protests out of control: police union boss warns against tractors as weapons. Jochen Kopelke, head of the GdP police union, sees radicalization and warns of a new danger.
The Greens had to cancel their political Ash Wednesday with Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir in the city in Baden-Württemberg. Farmers blocked roads with tractors and dumped a pile of dung in front of the steps to the town hall. Some rioters attacked police officers.