'Anti-corona' extremists try to storm German parliament
by Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#57G8D)
Police prevent hundreds from entering Reichstag and disband march protesting against Covid protection measures
Far-right extremists tried to storm the German parliament building on Saturday following a protest against the country's pandemic restrictions, but were intercepted by police and forcibly removed.
The incident occurred after a daylong demonstration by tens of thousands of people opposed to the wearing of masks and other government measures intended to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Police ordered the protesters to disband halfway through their march around Berlin after participants refused to observe physical distancing rules, but a rally near the capital's iconic Brandenburg Gate took place as planned.
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