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| Cologne imposes no-fly zone as 50,000 left-wing activists plan to block AfD congress |
| 2017-04-21 |
| [RT] Police and aviation authorities imposed a four-day no-fly zone over Cologne ...a lovely city in Germany. They invented perfume there... city center amid heightened security measures ahead of anti-immigrant AfD party congress. Over 50,000 left-wing protesters are planning to launch massive rallies to block the event. The Alternative for Germany Party’s (AfD) convention is scheduled to take place this weekend at Cologne’s Maritim Hotel, but it is unlikely to go as smoothly as expected, causing more trouble to the far-right party already plagued by internal discords and shrinking popular support. More than 4,000 coppers will be dispatched to ensure security in the city, a figure reminiscent to security measures during high-level international political events. Additionally, German authorities have imposed a four-day no-fly zone that will last from Thursday until Monday. All aircraft, including helicopters and drones, will be banned from flying over Cologne’s inner city, the police said. The only exception will be made for German military and police flights as well as for any rescue or emergency aircraft. Notably, a police front man failed to remember the last time a no-flight zone was imposed over the city, Die Welt reported. The extraordinary security measures come as the city expects some 50,000 protesters to counter the AfD conference with organizers calling for "civil disobedience". The activists, according to their campaign website, intend to "block" AfD members from entering the hotel by sitting and standing in their way. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Planning a pesticide flyover? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-04-21 09:19 |