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Mass party in Augsburg escalates: Numerous emergency services injured - policewoman sexually harassed

2021-06-24T21:15:51.629Z


Unsightly scenes took place in Augsburg on Sunday morning: when the police wanted to break up a mass party, the mood changed. Numerous officers were injured.


Unsightly scenes took place in Augsburg on Sunday morning: when the police wanted to break up a mass party, the mood changed.

Numerous officers were injured.

Augsburg

- Long, mild summer nights: In times of Corona, more and more partygoers take to the streets in Bavaria.

Most recent incident: a mass party in downtown Augsburg.

Many officers were injured when the police tried to break up the crowd.

Bavaria: Hundreds of young people celebrate in Augsburg - property damage

Around midnight, around 1400 people celebrated in downtown Augsburg.

There was also a lot of alcohol flowing in the process.

He heated up the mood among the partying - and an increasingly aggressive mood arose.

The police report.

When officials asked mostly young people to leave the streets on Sunday morning, June 20, many of them reacted aggressively.

Objects were repeatedly thrown at the police.

Numerous officers were injured in the operation, which lasted several hours, reports a police spokesman.

There were also injuries on the part of the celebrants during the operation.

After the situation did not calm down and the celebrants did not leave the squares, the police decided to clear several streets.

Mass party in Augsburg escalates: 200 objects fly at emergency services

During the evacuation, over 200 objects were thrown at the emergency services, including many glass bottles.

An ambulance was also hit by a bottle and damaged.

A man who was about to be pinned to the ground kicked an officer in the face.

The policeman suffered a swelling in his eye, according to the spokesman.

Another policewoman was sexually harassed while trying to record a man's personal information.

In addition, there were repeated chants with insults against the officials.

An uninvolved young woman was hit by a bottle and slightly injured.

The police also used pepper spray during the operation.

Some people have been treated for eye irritation as a result.

At least one bottle thrower has been provisionally arrested.

In Munich, too, hundreds of partiers gathered on the streets at the weekend and blocked everything.

The police had to take action.

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Source: merkur

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