Overview
- Demonstrators gathered Friday evening on Eisenbahnstraße in Leipzig's east to protest housing speculation, vacancy and rising rents.
- A barricade was erected and set on fire on the street, and pyrotechnics were reported, with the blaze extinguished quickly by responders.
- Police reported no injuries or arrests in the latest incident but said they issued multiple dispersal orders.
- An estimated 400 predominantly left-leaning participants took part, according to an on-scene dpa reporter.
- The protest followed several house occupations during an action week in Leipzig, including a police clearance of an occupied building on Wednesday.