Participants of a far-right march walk down the street in Weimar with flags and banners reading “Destroy capitalism: freedom, justice, work”. picture alliance/dpa/dpa-Zentralbild | Sebastian WillnowAround 25 officials from Lower Saxony were involved in scuffles in the process with police using pepper spray and batons to prevent this. Participants of the counter-demonstration, some with completely covered faces, stand together on a street in Weimar. Photo: picture alliance/dpa/dpa-Zentralbild | Sebastian WillnowSome of the counter-demonstrators were expelled from the area, according to the police, and some violated the ban on face coverings. Photo: picture alliance/dpa/dpa-Zentralbild | Sebastian WillnowThe attempt by the right-wing extremists to mobilise a larger number of “Querdenker” had apparently not been successful, they said.

Source: The Local August 07, 2021 17:48 UTC