At a protest by climate stickers on Aachener Straße in Cologne, two drivers became violent.
Cologne - Climate activists of the "last generation" glued themselves to a main thoroughfare in Cologne on Friday (January 20).
It took the police about an hour and a half to get rid of two glued activists and clear the street.
Three others just sat on the road and were not taped.
Before the police arrived, two drivers independently tried to pull the activists off the road, reports 24RHEIN.
What?
Climate activists glued themselves to Aachener Strasse in Cologne.
An activist was pulled off the road by two motorists.
Where?
Aachener Strasse/Gürtel in Cologne (district Cologne city center)
When?
Friday, January 20, 2023
Activists stick themselves on the street and cause traffic jams in Cologne
A police spokesman said the protest had caused a long traffic jam.
Aachener Strasse is one of the main thoroughfares in Cologne.
At the Aachener Straße/Gürtel intersection, there are also numerous KVB trains in addition to cars: KVB line 7, KVB line 13 and KVB line 1. According to the
dpa
, the personal details of the five people involved were recorded when the police arrived.
The police are currently examining the extent to which the behavior of the activists constitutes the criminal offense of coercion and dangerous intervention in road traffic, as a spokesman for the Cologne police explained to 24RHEIN on Monday.
No charges have been filed against the drivers.
(spo with dpa)
