Over 90 German Police Injured in May Day Riots

Over 90 German Police Injured in May Day Riots
Police officers stand in front of a fire set up by demonstrators during a May Day rally in Berlin, Germany, on May 1, 2021. Markus Schreiber/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BERLIN—At least 93 police officers were injured and 354 protesters were detained after traditional May Day rallies in Berlin turned violent, the city’s top security official said Sunday.

More than 20 different rallies took place in the German capital on Saturday and the vast majority of them were peaceful. However, a leftist march of 8,000 people through the city’s Neukoelln and Kreuzberg neighborhood, which has seen clashes in past decades, turned violent. Protesters threw bottles and rocks at officers, and burned garbage cans and wooden pallets in the streets.