There was a major police operation in Stuttgart on Saturday evening. The reason was that several hundred people were in the city center and are said to have violated the Corona rules. Bottles also flew later.
According to the police, several hundred mostly young people met on Saturday in downtown Stuttgart and violated corona rules. The predominantly young people met in the evening in the area of Schlossplatz – the majority of them did not adhere to the distance rules and did not wear mouth and nose protection, as a police spokesman announced on Sunday.
Policemen pelted with bottles and stones
Because the ban on gathering and alcohol had also been violated, the police decided to ask people to leave. According to the police, quite a few became aggressive and chants formed against the deployment. Several bottles and stones were thrown in the direction of the officials, as the police announced on Sunday. An officer was reportedly hit by an object on the helmet, but he was uninjured.
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“Around 9:00 p.m. there were several bottles and stones thrown in the direction of the police officers,” the police wrote in their message on Sunday morning.
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Investigators examine facts of the breach of the peace
The young people then went away in small groups and tore down construction site facilities, flower pots, rental bikes and garbage cans, the police continued. The crowd dispersed near the main train station. Around 10 p.m. everything was quiet again.
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According to the police, several victims must expect investigations into property damage, insults and resistance to law enforcement officers.
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Several people now face investigations into property damage, insult and resistance to law enforcement officers. The investigators also examine the fact of the breach of the peace.
No dimensions like in the night of the riot in June 2020
At times, the scenery awakened memories of the night of the riot in June 2020, but according to a police spokesman it is absolutely not comparable in terms of dimensions.
After a drug control, the spark ignited, and in the ensuing clashes hundreds of mainly young men rioted in downtown Stuttgart. They were cheered on and accompanied by a crowd of onlookers. Police officers were threatened, thrown at, kicked and injured, shop windows were destroyed and shops were looted. The incidents made headlines and heated debates far beyond Stuttgart. Video surveillance, alcohol and residence restrictions were discussed around the incidents, and the first cameras were planned in central locations. The first processes surrounding the events have already led to judgments.
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