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Escalation threatened: Hundreds storm the Reichstag - three police officers are hopelessly inferior - videos shock

2020-08-31T08:58:56.067Z


During Corona protests in Berlin, a crowd tries to storm the Reichstag. The police are initially completely outnumbered - the situation threatens to escalate.


During Corona protests in Berlin, a crowd tries to storm the Reichstag. The police are initially completely outnumbered - the situation threatens to escalate.

  • An incident occurs during the corona demonstrations in Berlin.
  • A crowd of hundreds of demonstrators want to storm the Reichstag.
  • Only a handful of police officers are defending the building - escalation threatens. Meanwhile, Federal President Steinmeier criticized the behavior of the protesters and praised the police.

Update from August 30, 2:46 p.m.: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier  has spoken out about the attempted storming of the Reichstag in Berlin and sharply condemned it. “Reich flags and right-wing extremist rabble in front of the German Bundestag are an unbearable attack on the heart of our democracy. We will never accept that, ”Steinmeier said in a statement on Sunday.

He also said that anyone could be angry about the corona measures or question their necessity - also in public or in demonstrations. "My understanding ends where demonstrators let themselves be harnessed to the carts of democracy enemies and political agitators," added the Federal President. At the same time Steinmeier thanked the police officers, "who acted extremely prudently in a difficult situation".

In the meantime it has become known that an honorary Bavarian constitutional judge also took part in the rally in front of the Reichstag.

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Federal President Steinmeier: “Reich flags and right-wing extremist rabble in front of the German Bundestag are an unbearable attack on the heart of our democracy. We will never accept that. Our democracy is alive. Anyone who is annoyed about the Corona measures or doubts their necessity can do so, also in public, even in demonstrations. My understanding ends where demonstrators let themselves be harnessed to the carts of democracy enemies and political agitators. My thanks go to the police officers who acted extremely prudently in a difficult situation. "

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Berlin demo: Storming of the Reichstag: Escalation threatened - three police officers hopelessly inferior

First report from August 30th: Berlin - On Saturday evening there were unbelievable scenes on the sidelines of the protests against the state corona policy. Several hundred demonstrators broke a cordon at the Reichstag in Berlin.

The people, many of whom waved black-white-red imperial flags, which are also used by imperial citizens, stormed the stairs at the Reichstag building and pushed towards the entrance. Turkish, Russian, US and German flags were also on display.

Attempted to storm the Reichstag: only three police officers against hundreds of demonstrators

Only three police officers guarded it and suddenly faced an overwhelming number of demonstrators. The police tried to push back the bullying crowd. Police spokesman Thilo Cablitz commented on this fact as follows: "We cannot always be present everywhere, it is precisely this gap that was used to cross the barriers here, to break through, and then to come to the stairs in front of the Reichstag."

@PolizeiBerlin_E @polizeiberlin This officer is a hero! # b2808 #Reichstag #BerlinDemo #DemoBerlin pic.twitter.com/PScfh13URE

- E. from B (@ Icestone31) August 29, 2020

Only when numerous colleagues came to the aid of the three officers from both side doors of the Reichstag could the police bring the situation back under control. The demonstrators were pushed back by the police , and pepper spray had to be used in isolated cases.

In this video, three policemen are defending the last steps of the Reichstag, one without a helmet, and I don't know which one I admire more. What idiots before that. # Berlin2908 # b2908 pic.twitter.com/8ZlAHsTmT9

- Marcus Schwarze 🚀 (@MarcusSchwarze) August 29, 2020

The police then broke up the demo and cleared the area in front of the Reichstag. There have been multiple arrests, according to a police spokeswoman. Immediately before the escalation, there had been a rally on the square in front of the Reichstag building.

Numerous videos of the campaign are now circulating on social networks. In individual cases it can also be seen how demonstrators show the Hitler salute.

Attempted storming of the Reichstag: politicians are dismayed

Meanwhile, many politicians expressed their dismay and dismay at the events before the Reichstag. Compared to the Bild am Sonntag said Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU *) : "Diversity of opinion is a hallmark of a healthy society. However, freedom of assembly has its limits where state rules are trampled underfoot. "

Seehofer continued: “The Reichstag building is the place of activity of our parliament and thus the symbolic center of our liberal democracy. That chaos and extremists misuse it for their own purposes is unbearable. I thank the police for protecting us quickly and consistently today. The state must take action against such people with zero tolerance and consistent severity. "

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD *) tweeted: "Everyone is right to argue about dealing with Corona * & of course to demonstrate your opinion. Nobody should run after right-wing extremists, endanger the police and expose many to the risk of infection. Reich flags in front of parliament are shameful. "

SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz wrote: “Our Basic Law guarantees freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate. It is the answer to the failure of the Weimar Republic and the horrors of the Nazi era. Nazi symbols, imperial and imperial flags have absolutely no place in front of the German Bundestag. ” (Kh) Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network

Video: 300 arrests in Berlin - Attila Hildmann also taken away

Source: merkur

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