About a hundred fascists were only allowed to march 300 meters from
their gathering point as left-wingers, trade unions and ordinary
Berliners joined forces to stop a neo-Nazi march. Clashes between the
groups led to some injuries and arrests.
A few thousand Berliners stopped a march by the far-right
National Democratic Party of Germany in its tracks, a
correspondent from Russian news agency Itar-Tass reported from
the scene.
About 100 neo-Nazis were only able to move about 300 meters from
their original meeting point, the Jannowitzbrucke Bridge in the
center of Berlin.
All possible routes off the bridge were blocked by a consortium
of left-wingers, trade unionists, anti-fascist groups and
ordinary Berliners.
As a result, the ultra-right radicals held a short meeting where
they were and after about three hours began to disperse.
The police set up two cordons to separate the two groups,
although there was some violence. Bottles and stones rained down
on the neo-Nazis, which were hurled from the left-wing camp and
the police had to intervene with batons and tear gas. A few
people were arrested and there were a few injuries, including
among the police.
The local press has dubbed the neo-Nazis’ march, “the
shortest march in history.”
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