Ten detained in Berlin during pro-Palestinian protest, police report
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About 160 individuals participated in the demonstration, which was held on Alexanderplatz plaza in the German capital.
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Demonstrators protest in Alexanderplatz plaza against the Israeli genocide on Gaza and its war on Lebanon. (Social media)
Ten individuals were detained in Berlin during the pro-Palestinian demonstration that happened that evening on October 4, according to a statement released by the Berlin Police on Saturday.
"In total, the emergency services had to carry out ten freedom-restricting measures. For this purpose, criminal investigation proceedings were conducted on suspicion of insulting and on suspicion of using signs of unconstitutional and terrorist organizations, among other things," the police said in a statement.
Berlin police detain a child and their family (including a baby) for an hour in the cold while checking their IDs after the child gave a speech at a pro-Palestine demonstration https://t.co/UXRhJcUdtJ pic.twitter.com/cqFGvezDIN
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About 160 individuals participated in the demonstration, which was held on Alexanderplatz plaza, according to the police.
To manage the demonstration, over 400 police officers were sent in, according to the law enforcement body.
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Since the start of the war on Gaza, Germany has been one of the most vocal defenders of "Israel," with Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirming multiple times Germany's unwavering support for "Israel's" claimed right to exist, framed under the pretext of a historical responsibility Germany bears due to the Holocaust.
On Friday, the head of Germany's internal intelligence agency BfV Thomas Haldenwang warned that the anniversary of the October 7 operation could serve as a catalyst for radicalization and instability in the nation.
According to a report released in late June by the German federal monitor on anti-Semitic crimes, since the war began in October of last year, there have been 4,782 "anti-Semitic" incidents reported in the nation, compared to 2,616 instances in 2022.
These figures are used as a pretext by German authorities to clamp down on pro-Palestinian protests, limiting demonstrations and arresting participants under accusations of spreading hate speech.
