Sunday, February 20, 2011

Riots in Dresden: At least 82 policemen injured

With paving stones throw left-and right-wing extremists are on the policemen at the massive riots on the outskirts of Dresden's neo-Nazi demonstration on Saturday injured at least 82 policemen, some of them seriously. The Dresden police chief Dieter Hanitsch was shocked by the brutality on Sunday, attacking the right and left extremes of the police.

The police had initially spoken of 50 injured forces. Saxony Innenstaatssekretät Michael Wilhelm called consequences. With hours of violent protests and blockades had some on Saturday thousands of people in Dresden again prevented an approved gathering of right-wing extremists. Instead of the expected 4000 neo-Nazis, only a fraction had come.

Police arrested about 50 demonstrators for violations of the Assembly Act, assault and resisting police officers in custody.

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