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Activists Block Entrance to Rheinmetall’s Berlin Plant as Police Move to Remove Seven

The action extends a protest campaign over the arms maker’s weapons exports.

Overview

  • Police said seven protesters glued themselves to the ground and a fence at Rheinmetall’s Berlin site, and a technical operations unit was removing them with up to 30 officers on scene.
  • The group Peacefully against Genocide said its supporters blocked the plant’s access road to protest the war in the Middle East and sharply criticized Israel.
  • Officers previously opened investigations after a late-March action in which four activists climbed the site’s roof and poured red paint on the facade.
  • The group claims the factory will begin making large-caliber ammunition from mid-year and that Rheinmetall supplies Israel, assertions not independently verified in this report.
  • Organizers said more protests are planned against the Berlin facility, signaling a sustained campaign that has drawn repeated police responses.