Peaceful protest in Vienna: 30,000 celebrate Assad crash without riots

Peaceful protest in Vienna: 30,000 celebrate Assad crash without riots

Wien, Österreich - in Vienna took an impressive demonstration of up to 30,000 Syrians and their supporters on Sunday, which celebrated the fall of the Assad regime. Despite the high number of participants, which was classified as "significantly increased" by the Vienna police, greater riots were missing, which is a strong sign of the peaceful mood of the meeting. Last weekend, on the other hand, a Pro-FPÖ demo was accompanied by violence and chaos, where there were over 400 advertisements. This time the officials performed with a comprehensive presence of hundreds of police officers to ensure security and order, as reported on Today.at

During the demonstration, some incidents were reported, including the seized knives and a shotgun. The police checked over 400 people and found their identities. Around 50 ads were reimbursed, which were largely related to the use of pyrotechnics and private drone flights, but no evidence of shock pistols or other dangerous objects were found. The executive emphasized that the feared encouragement of opposing political positions could be successfully avoided, which underpins the positive balance of the event, according to the Krone .

The peaceful demonstration and the subsequent police measures show the ability of the Viennese police to ensure security even with a large crowd. The abstrom of the participants was already exerted by the police, and traffic disruptions could be minimized thanks to prior measures. So the focus remained at the celebration of the Syrian community and the positive development of the event.