Masked Group Attacks Police and Resident in Berlin’s Rigaer Straße

A group of 20 masked individuals targeted police with pyrotechnics and injured a resident after he alerted authorities to suspicious activity in Friedrichshain late Friday night.

• Around 20 masked individuals marched through Friedrichshain carrying torches, spray paint, and a banner before vandalizing walls and throwing pyrotechnics at police in Rigaer Straße.
• A 49-year-old resident who called the police was attacked by the group with pepper spray and kicks, suffering injuries to his head and torso.
• Police arriving at the scene were targeted with stones and pyrotechnics, though no officers were injured; a police vehicle was damaged during the incident.
• Authorities deployed approximately 70 officers, including a helicopter unit, to stabilize the situation, which calmed after reinforcements arrived.
• This is the second attack in Rigaer Straße in recent weeks, with a previous incident involving masked individuals using pyrotechnics and setting fire to Christmas trees.

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