Mass party organized on the Internet: 2000 people celebrate at the quarry pond

Bavaria: 2000 people met in Sengenthal in the Neumarkt district in Upper Palatinate for a huge party.

The police made several reports.

Sengenthal - Young people raised the event via social media: They wanted to celebrate their Abitur at the Böglweiher near Sengenthal in the Neumarkt district of Upper Palatinate *.

And they did that despite Corona * - in huge numbers.

The police counted around 2000 people at the Schliefheide quarry pond.

The first high school graduates had arrived at around 6.30 p.m.

In the course of the evening there were more and more.

The candidates received their grades on Friday.

Despite Corona in Bavaria: 2000 young people celebrate Abitur at the quarry pond - police surprised by party crowd

The officials did not expect so many celebrants, admits a spokesman for the German press agency.

They were “generally peaceful”, “but celebrated loudly at times.” Some of the music was turned off from the young people.

Whether and to what extent Corona regulations * had been violated, the police could not overlook the large party crowd.

To comply with the rules, the emergency services therefore rely on communication.

Measures were taken and escape routes were kept free.

Mass party in Sengenthal ends without major incidents - the police conclusion is not completely positive

Just before midnight, the party began to break up.

Around one o'clock there were only about 500 people in small groups at the pond.

At 2.50 a.m., the Neumarkt police stopped the operation.

There were no major incidents.

“What remains is the garbage,” complains local media.

However, even the officials cannot draw a completely positive conclusion.

They had their hands full at a nearby gas station.

Ten drunk driving were prevented, reports the

Donaukurier

, four people were reported for alcohol violations in road traffic.

In addition, one person cursed the police officers in such a way that a report was also issued for this.

In Munich *, however, the corona parties keep getting out of hand. Even in Bamberg and Würzburg, it's not the first time that the party-goers go crazy. The cities react with drastic measures. Also to protect local residents.

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