Frankfurt riots
Among the protesters have their own losses. Dozens of protesters were injured. Several people with the effects of tear gas have been delivered to clinics. There are people who have received burns, as well as those who have experienced the effect of special means of the German police. And where does the US State Department look? .. After all, there are flagrant violations of human rights and an encroachment on democracy, on the right to protest peacefully and to express dissatisfaction with the actions of the authorities ...
Frankfurt police carried out more 350 detentions. It is noteworthy that among the detained more than 200 Italian citizens, representatives of the left movement Blockupy. People protested against the economic measures of the EU, against the decline in real incomes of citizens associated with a significant drop in the euro against the US dollar, against the strategy of austerity. The most popular protest slogans are:
“Death to capitalism!” And “Down with the European Central Bank!”
Reportedly RIA News, in order to restore order in Frankfurt, additional police forces were tightened. In total, over 10 thousands of policemen were brought to the streets of the city. However, reinforced patrols turn on a crowd of protesters even more: incendiary bottles went into action - police cars and offices of large companies were burning.
German edition FAZ writes that the center of Frankfurt now resembles a battlefield.
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