Sep 24, 2023 at 10:56 AM Update: 13 minutes ago
Shortly before the start of the Berlin Marathon, police removed climate demonstrators who wanted to sit on the road. This happened at the starting point of the marathon route at the Brandenburg Gate.
Police said that demonstrators broke through barriers and that eight activists managed to get onto the road surface. They were arrested before they could stick to the asphalt or otherwise block the road. The marathon started without any problems.
Gruppe Letzte Generation had announced that it wanted to disrupt the marathon as a climate protest. The group has been blocking roads in the German capital for some time now.
The mayor of Berlin had called on the demonstrators not to disrupt the marathon. “I don’t even want to think about it: a disruptive action could even prevent a world record in the marathon,” Mayor Kai Wegner said on Saturday. Last year, Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge set a world record in Berlin and on Sunday he won the marathon for the fifth time. A world record was not possible this year.
This year, 48,000 people will participate in the Berlin marathon. According to the mayor, a disruption by the climate group would “make many city residents very angry.”
According to climate group, the end of times is near
A week ago, members of the group smeared the Brandenburg Gate with orange paint. According to the municipality, the cleaning will cost at least 35,000 euros.
Letzte Generation says that the end times are near for people due to climate changes and speaks of an emergency. According to the group, Germany should therefore stop using fossil fuels in no more than seven years. The German government also wants to get rid of these fuels, but only in more than seven years.
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