Saturday, May 1, 2010
17 officers injured in Hamburg clashes
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BERLIN: Police said 17 officers were injured following clashes with demonstrators who threw paving stones and set garbage cans ablaze in the northern port city of Hamburg.
At least nine demonstrators were detained after the confrontations with police on the eve of Saturday's May Day holiday, the German news agency reported Saturday.
Berlin police said night celebrations in the capital remained peaceful. Several hundred officers are patrolling the streets Saturday, ahead of a planned neo-Nazi march and other demonstrations.
Rallies and other events marking May Day in Berlin and Hamburg have turned violent in recent years leading police to cordon off hotspot areas and ban bottles.
At least nine demonstrators were detained after the confrontations with police on the eve of Saturday's May Day holiday, the German news agency reported Saturday.
Berlin police said night celebrations in the capital remained peaceful. Several hundred officers are patrolling the streets Saturday, ahead of a planned neo-Nazi march and other demonstrations.
Rallies and other events marking May Day in Berlin and Hamburg have turned violent in recent years leading police to cordon off hotspot areas and ban bottles.
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