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Wanneer: 17/12/2015 - 12:14

December 12 in Leipzig, Germany, was another march of neo-Nazis. It was attended by about 150 people from groups such as Die Rechte, Offensive für Deutschland (OFD - offensive for Germany) and a faction of the pegida under the name Thugida.

Their safety guarding more than 800 policemen and policewomen who, as always in Germany have made every effort to extreme right-wing party went smoothly. But not they succeeded. Against the extreme right have traditionally protested several thousand people who took part in several actions organized by different environments and using different tactics. There were rallies, were sitingi, banners on buildings, lock. More than a thousand combat anti-fascists unleashed an assault on police protecting the Nazis. There has been many hours of street fighting, during which police used water cannons, armored vehicles and tear gas. On the streets they stood flaming barricades. According to police data in the clashes were injured 69 officers. 50 cars were damaged police, including 4 suit only to appeal. It was also injured dozens of demonstrators.

The mayor of Leipzig anti-fascists protests called "open street terror", also praised the heroism of police officers defending the far-right march.

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