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| May Day riots injure 237 German police |
| 2009-05-03 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Germany is recovering form the aftermath of its worst May Day violence in four years after rallies turned into violent anti-capitalism riots. On Friday, Police fought with some 700 stone-throwing left-wing rioters in the capital, Berlin, where clashes lasted until pre-dawn hours on Saturday. Attackers torched cars, smashed shop windows, damaged banks and hurled flammable fluids and petrol bombs at security forces, injuring 237 police. Authorities said 14 of the wounded were in critical condition. The unrest ended with a total of 289 demonstrators detained on charges of inflicting bodily harm and rioting. "The violence was more severe than in the past. But for the most part they were not motivated by politics. They only wanted violence," Berlin's Interior Minister Ehrhart Koerting told a news conference. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Germany must have changed more than I thought. I was there in 1972 when a group of thugs tried to cause trouble at Wiesbaden AB. The APs didn't intervene, the German Bundespolizei troops did. About 300 people were admitted to area hospitals with injuries ranging from a severed spinal chord to broken fingers. About 750 were jailed. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-05-03 22:38 |
| #3 It's Berlin, which is an imaginary place populated by unreal people, quite unlike the rest of Germany. As I recall, they were quite dismayed that reunification meant that Berlin really would become the working capitol of Germany. The natives (and immigrants from the rest of the country who'd come for the generous subsidies and protected lifestyle) deeply resented their haven being invaded by those who wouldn't share their vision. The critical question is whether there were similar riots elsewhere in Germany -- if not, this is merely the usual temper tantrum by those who enjoy indulging in such things. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-05-03 21:07 |
| #2 coming to a location near you |
| Posted by: bman 2009-05-03 11:34 |
| #1 But...they were leftists...violence...does not compute...arrgh... Oh, of course, the pig is lying. Whew! Almost had a mental breakdown there. Lefists are all peaceful and only want the best and are never nihilistically negative in any way. |
| Posted by: gromky 2009-05-03 09:53 |