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Extinction Rebellion Dyes Hamburg Fountains Green in Cruise Days Protest

State security is reviewing whether offenses were committed in the fluorescent dye action.

Overview

  • Activists turned the water in several Hamburg fountains bright green overnight, including at the Hygieia-, Mönckeberg- and Stuhlmannbrunnen.
  • The protest targeted Cruise Days and the cruise industry’s promotion of liquefied natural gas as a cleaner fuel.
  • Notes left at the sites identified the dye as Uranin and stated it was harmless to people, animals and the environment.
  • Police said roughly a dozen people took part, and a banner reading "Kreuzfahrt stoppen" was unfurled at the cruise trade fair in the Messehallen.
  • Separately, a trial of Letzte Generation members over earlier color attacks has been suspended pending a court-ordered expert assessment, with a new date still to be set.