Overview

• Three people occupied the property Friday evening after a local anti-rent demonstration, police said.
• Officers entered the building, removed the occupiers, and declared the operation over at about 12:40 a.m. Saturday with no further incidents.
• About 70 people gathered in a spontaneous demonstration outside the site, according to police.
• A banner on the façade linked to a blog where the occupiers explained their protest against rising rents and displacement.
• Activists described the action as the start of "Autonome Besetzungstage Leipzig," with no confirmed follow-up events reported.