Overview
- A week-long Rheinmetall Entwaffnen camp in Cologne drew about 1,500–2,000 visitors for workshops and actions before the final march.
- The concluding demonstration, which on Saturday drew roughly 3,000 people, was stopped when police said a rear group used pyrotechnics and fired steel balls at officers.
- Police say about 300 people were detained, officers seized metal projectiles and 11 police were injured, including one taken out of service.
- Protesters and a parliamentary observer reported heavy-handed containment, prolonged kettling and at least one journalist briefly held during the police operation.
- Authorities are processing detainees and opening probes into the attacks on police and the conduct of officers, an outcome that could shape debate over protest policing and rearmament policy.