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Officer Injured, Five Detained as Berlin Pro‑Kurdish March Turns Violent

Investigators are pursuing four cases tied to attacks reported outside a Wedding residence displaying a Turkish flag.

Overview

  • Around 650 people took part in the demonstration under the banner of solidarity with Rojava and North and East Syria.
  • Disorder flared on Schulstraße as stones, bottles and wooden slats were thrown, and a resident reportedly displayed the Grey Wolves salute.
  • A bottle struck a police officer in the head, and the officer was able to continue duty.
  • Police made five provisional detentions, expelled three individuals from the assembly and opened four criminal investigations, including suspected bodily harm, resistance and breach of the peace.
  • The march formed at Müllerstraße around 15:15, grew in size, reached its endpoint at a Badstraße shopping center near 17:20 and concluded as investigations continue.