Germany: More than 300 people were arrested in Berlin for incidents during New Year celebrations

Around 300 people were arrested last night in Berlin alone during incidents at the celebrations of New YearPolice said today that they also reported that 15 officers were injured in the operation, the largest to date.

Most of the people They were arrested for violations of the Explosives Act.

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In the rest of the country At least two 18-year-old men died due to injuries caused by fireworks.

In total, almost 5,000 police officers were on duty in the German capital to prevent riots and incidents similar to last year: 3,500 police officers from several federal states patrolled the streets, especially in previous New Year’s Eve hot spots such as in Neukölln, Mitte or Schöneberg.

There were also 1,000 police officers at police stations and 500 federal police officers at train stations, in what was the largest police operation on New Year’s Eve.

1,500 firefighters also worked in Berlin overnight.

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Last year Riots and attacks on police officers and first responders occurred across the country. Berlin was especially affected.

This year, police were also concerned about the war in Gaza, so a pro-Palestinian rally on New Year’s Eve was banned.

Still, on Sunday afternoon Around 2,000 people participated in a demonstration.

There were several fireworks-ban zones across the capital, but despite this there were several incidents, such as at Alexanderplatz, where around 500 people threw fireworks and rockets at each other. A group of 200 people threw fireworks at the police.

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Meanwhile, around 65,000 people peacefully celebrated the traditional New Year celebration at the Brandenburg Gate.

Source: Elcomercio

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