Police cars set on fire in front of the G7 summit: inglorious reactions on the Internet - clear announcements before the big demo

Created: 06/23/2022, 14:59

Thousands want to demonstrate against the G7 summit in Munich on Saturday.

The police are preparing for busy hours.

Munich – According to the police, more than the 20,000 registered participants could come to the large demonstration against the G7 summit on Saturday in Munich if the weather is good.

He also expects a black block, said Munich's operations manager and police vice president Michael Dibowski at the presentation of the police operation concept on Thursday in Munich.

Around 3,000 police officers are to ensure a peaceful process.

A total of around 18,000 officials are deployed around the summit.

Large G7 demo in Munich: the police are preparing for a large-scale operation

As in 2015, the G7 summit will take place at Schloss Elmau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the summit days are from June 26th to 28th.

Around 35,000 participants came to the central demonstration in Munich seven years ago.

With the black block, he expects a strength up to a high three-digit number of people.

However, the mobilization is not as strong as at the G7 summit seven years ago.

It mainly runs throughout Germany.

The international mobilization could also be influenced by the subsequent NATO summit in Madrid and be less strong than in 2015, said Dibowski.

Police cars set on fire in front of the G7 summit in Munich: applause online

After eight police cars burned in Munich, investigations continued in all directions.

It is not yet possible to say whether the perpetrator came from the left-wing extremist spectrum - but there is a lot to be said for it.

The alleged attack was celebrated by the left-wing scene on social media.

Police cars that burned during the night are between other emergency vehicles in the morning.

© Matthias Balk/dpa

When the summit participants arrive and during the demo on Saturday, traffic jams and disruptions are to be expected.

Dibowski called on the demonstrators to present their protest peacefully.

There is room for “creative and peaceful forms of demonstration”.

"The Munich police will not tolerate disturbances caused by violence, damage to property and other violations of the law." Road blockades or disruptive actions were not tolerated and violations of the law were consistently reported.

"Legitimate protest ends where criminal behavior begins."