Overview
- Large turnouts were reported in Dortmund (about 4,000), Frankfurt (~5,000), Stuttgart (up to 2,000), Hannover (at least 1,600 rising toward 3,000) and Bremen (~2,000), far exceeding many registrations.
- Dortmund saw the most serious incidents, with seven officers injured by firecracker blasts near the main station and an eatery’s windows smashed, prompting multiple probes for breach of the peace.
- Federal police in Dortmund intervened during dispersal, briefly bringing seven people to the station for identification, preventing an attempted prisoner release and seizing a knife from one man.
- In Stuttgart, police cited repeated pyrotechnic attacks, used pepper spray and recorded the identities of 75 participants on suspicion of offenses including breach of the peace and violations of the assembly law.
- Hannover police dissolved the march after attempts to break a barrier and pyrotechnic attacks, detaining two people, while Bremen officers broke up an unauthorized night procession and are reviewing possibly prohibited symbols.