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Berlin Father’s Car Seized After He Hits Cyclist Over Palestinian Flag Dispute

A cyclist’s removal of a Palestinian flag from a girl’s hand triggered a collision that led officers to confiscate her father’s Hyundai.

Ein Autofahrer hat einen Radfahrer in Berlin absichtlich angefahren. (Symbolbild)
In Berlin kam es wegen einer palästinensischen Fahne zu einem Polizeieinsatz
Im Streit um eine Palästinenserflagge hat ein Autofahrer einen Radfahrer in Berlin absichtlich angefahren. Wie die Polizei mitteilte, hielt die Tochter des Autofahrers die Flagge an einer Kreuzung aus dem Beifahrerfenster.
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Overview

  • A 9-year-old held the flag out of her father’s Hyundai near Kottbusser Brücke when a 53-year-old cyclist grabbed it, injuring her finger.
  • After throwing the flag on the sidewalk, the cyclist rode off and was chased by the girl’s father to Mariannenstraße and Paul-Lincke-Ufer.
  • The father rammed the cyclist with his car, causing the man to fall and suffer abrasions on his arms and legs; he declined medical treatment.
  • Berlin police, acting on public prosecutor’s orders, impounded the father’s Hyundai and suspended his driver’s license.
  • The incident underscores tensions over public displays of political symbols and the legal consequences of road violence.