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Without a tip at the Brandenburg Gate: climate activists with a lifting platform
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Paul Zinken / dpa
Activists from the »Last Generation« group sawed off the top of the Christmas tree at the Brandenburg Gate.
On a lifting platform, two people rolled out a banner on Pariser Platz in Berlin-Mitte that said "This is just the tip of the Christmas tree," a police spokeswoman said.
Then they drove to the top of the 15 meter high Nordmann fir tree with the lifting platform during the protest action in the morning.
They cut off the tip with a hand saw – according to the group, a symbolic image of Germany’s climate policy.
"So far in Germany we have only seen the tip of the underlying catastrophe," said an activist about the protest action.
According to the police, they were on site.
Measures are now being taken, said the police spokeswoman, without giving any further details.
The group has been raising awareness with actions in recent months, including blocking major roads and throwing food at artworks.
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