Overview
- In Melle near Osnabrück, up to about 1,500 people with roughly 500 vehicles gathered after an initial meetup in Bad Essen dispersed.
- A separate assembly in Bad Driburg drew about 296 people and 151 vehicles, with pyrotechnics leading to numerous emergency calls.
- Police closed approach roads, set checkpoints, recorded identities, issued dispersal orders, seized items including a PTB weapon, a knife and a mask, and impounded one car.
- Offenses under investigation include breach of the peace, assault on officers, a suspected illegal street race, weapons violations and multiple traffic offenses.
- Participants partly masked themselves, threw eggs at police cars and caused property damage at a fast‑food restaurant, while social media posts urged escalation linked to the 13.12 symbolism and some prominent accounts publicly distanced themselves.