Chaos at the Höhlerfest: escalate protest and seat block in Gera!

Chaos at the Höhlerfest: escalate protest and seat block in Gera!

on the day of German unity in Gera, Thuringia, the local community experienced a turbulent rally that ended with unexpected and threatening scenes. The applied Monday demonstrators were found in Breitscheidstrasse to express their displeasure with government policy. The event had been organized in the run -up to supporters of the Monday demonstrations, who have been in focus again and again in recent years with their protests.

But the planned event took a turn when a spontaneous counter -demonstration came out that protested loudly against the participants of the Monday demonstration. Members of this counter -demonstration in particular suddenly jumped onto the street and built a seating block to stop the protest. This campaign prompted the police to work immediately and to clear the blockade.

unrest and police actions in Gera

The clashes between the police and counter -demonstrators did not fail to materialize, and despite the fast -term intervention of the security forces, it took several minutes for the blockade to be lifted. Eyewitnesses report tense moments and a chaotic mess that poisoned the entire atmosphere. Several participants in the protests, both from Monday demonstration and the counter -demonstration, suffered minor injuries. Even a police officer did not remain intact and was also slightly injured.

After the pressure on the counter -demonstrators had been increased, the participants of the Monday demonstration saw themselves forced to avoid and flee the rail tracks. According to this, there was an instruction from the chairman of the meeting. This decision is said to have been an immediate answer to the escalating situation.

The number of participants indicated that interest in this type of protests in the region is still high. The police estimates spoke of around 330 people who had joined the protest of Monday demonstrators during the counter -demonstration. These different numbers illustrate the tensions and different opinions within the population of Thuringia.

The situation remains a challenge for the authorities, since several investigations have been initiated in order to check the incident precisely and to hold all the people involved in the riots. The incidents in Gera are not only a sign of the continued commitment of both sides, but also for the growing tensions in society that are increasingly leading to such conflicts.

More information about this incident and its developments are in a report by www.thueringen24.de to be found.