German minister spat at and verbally abused at Covid protest
by Philip Oltermann in Berlin from on (#57KHN)
Jens Spahn subjected to shouts of shame' and gay pig' as he confronts crowd
Germany's health minister was jeered, spat at and targeted by homophobic abuse as the countrywide protests of a vocal minority of people against coronavirus restrictions has taken on an increasingly aggressive tone.
The Conservative politician Jens Spahn, a key figure in Germany's handling of the pandemic, on Saturday tried to confront a crowd of protesters outside an event ahead of local elections in North-Rhine Westphalia.
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