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Germany: Protesters disrupt AfD rally in Schweinfurt
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29.04.2016
An estimated 300 'Alternative fur Deutschland' (AfD) supporters marched through Schweinfurt, Thursday.
A group of counter-protesters attempted to disrupt the event, staging a sit-in protest in an attempt to block the path of the marchers. Minor scuffles broke out after the police intervened to move the counter-protesters out of the way.
After the march a rally was held in the city centre, where AfD spokesperson Bjorn Hocke gave a speech. A large group of left-wing activists staged a counter-protest near to the AfD rally, heckling Hocke as he delivered his speech.
Commenting on the counter-protest, Hocke said: "Apparently, our young friends forgot to take their Ritalin again. As in the bible it says 'Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall inherit the heavens' [sic]."
The Euro-sceptical, anti-migrant AfD performed well in recent regional elections in Baden-Wurttemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt, securing 15.1, 12.6 and 24.2 percent of seats in the three respective parliaments.
A group of counter-protesters attempted to disrupt the event, staging a sit-in protest in an attempt to block the path of the marchers. Minor scuffles broke out after the police intervened to move the counter-protesters out of the way.
After the march a rally was held in the city centre, where AfD spokesperson Bjorn Hocke gave a speech. A large group of left-wing activists staged a counter-protest near to the AfD rally, heckling Hocke as he delivered his speech.
Commenting on the counter-protest, Hocke said: "Apparently, our young friends forgot to take their Ritalin again. As in the bible it says 'Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall inherit the heavens' [sic]."
The Euro-sceptical, anti-migrant AfD performed well in recent regional elections in Baden-Wurttemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt, securing 15.1, 12.6 and 24.2 percent of seats in the three respective parliaments.
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