The IAA in Munich calls demonstrators to the scene.
This leads to clashes with the police.
A protesting activist is still satisfied.
Munich - The baton is raised, pepper spray splashes into the crowd.
The demonstrations against the IAA Mobility * resulted in unsightly images on Friday.
The International Motor Show divides Munich *.
While on the one hand tens of thousands are fascinated by the new products, others have a big problem with the fair.
A mass protest started yesterday from the mobility turn camp on the Theresienwiese.
The aim of civil disobedience: to disrupt the course of the IAA *.
"The IAA is the symbol of German auto capitalism," says Liv, press spokeswoman for "... ums alles!".
Just like “no future for IAA”, the action alliance joined the “sand in the gears” campaign.
"We are fighting for a radical change in mobility from below - away from the expansion of the motorway, everything on the rails," explains Liv.
IAA in Munich: Protests by climate activists - "A little nervous and full of anticipation"
At 9:30 a.m., the demonstrators gather in the camp.
“I'm a little nervous and full of anticipation,” she says.
It takes a while to get started, but suddenly the demo train starts moving.
The organizers estimate that more than a thousand people take part.
The train doesn't get far, however - the police are ready and won't let the demonstrators leave the Theresienwiese in the first place.
4,500 officers are on duty and a helicopter circled the city all day.
A confrontation ensues, and batons and pepper spray are used to hold back the activists.
A few still manage to get past the police.
But little by little they gather again in the camp and calm returns - for the time being.
“I'm not surprised that there are so many police here.
But every time it's amazing how massively clubs and pepper spray are used against civil disobedience, ”says Liv.
IAA in Munich: the demo train starts moving towards the city center - the police have to intervene
After a long wait, an approved demo makes its way towards the city center. According to the police, it has around 350 participants. At the same time there are reports of further actions. A few activists are disrupting the IAA's open space on Königsplatz *, others are blocking the so-called Blue Lane, i.e. the environmental lane on the A 94. Again, the entire motorway is closed. Solidarity with the activists detained after abseiling from highway bridges on Tuesday. In the meantime they are probably free again. The police in Erding (phone 08122/9680) are still looking for witnesses to the action.
The demo train finally arrives in Karlstrasse - two uninhabited houses that used to house refugees are occupied.
The motto: "The streets are ours, we will take back the city." Again, pepper spray and batons are used.
"The emergency services were harassed, which is why there were also coercive measures," says Andreas Franken, press spokesman for the Munich police *.
In keeping with the activists' motto, demonstrators set up a sit-in at the Mercedes stand in front of the Feldherrnhalle - the first during the IAA.
The climate protectors are determined - even after several hours of waiting and failed attempts, their motivation is unbroken.
"It's exhausting, but I know it's important," says Liv.
In her opinion, not a day should go by without a commitment to the climate.
IAA in Munich: Mercedes has to temporarily close its stand on Odeonsplatz
Their conclusion: “We were not intimidated by the police and kept our promise to prevent the IAA from going smoothly.
“About the cast, she said: The action makes it clear that the fight for climate-friendly mobility and the fight for a city for everyone belong together.
Meanwhile, the actions continue - Rabatz until the early evening.
When another group poured into Odeonsplatz *, the Mercedes stand had to be temporarily closed.
Here too, the activists have achieved their goal of disrupting the fair.
It is not over yet: There should be a big rally this Saturday - activists cycle towards Munich from several starting points in the Munich area.
The police are expecting massive traffic obstructions.
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(P. Plesch, M. Hubert, A. Wunderlich, G. Antonelli)
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