Wednesday, March 18, 2015

The Germans have awakened - 10,000 protesters riot against austerity at opening of new Eur Central bank HQ in Frankfurt-350 arrested, cars burned

18 March 2015 Last updated at 13:42

Germany riot targets new ECB headquarters in Frankfurt

Dozens of people have been hurt and some 350 people arrested as anti-austerity demonstrators clashed with police in the German city of Frankfurt.
Police cars were set alight and stones were thrown in a protest against the opening of a new base for the European Central Bank (ECB).
Violence broke out close to the city's Alte Oper concert hall hours before the ECB building's official opening.
"Blockupy" activists are expected to attend a rally later on Wednesday.
In earlier disturbances, police in riot gear used water cannon to clear hundreds of anti-capitalist protesters from the streets around the new ECB headquarters.
Riot police carry away an activist during a demonstration organized by the Blockupy movement to protest against the policies of the European Central Bank (18 March 2015)
An activist at a demonstration organized by the Blockupy movement to protest against the policies of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt (18 March 2015)
Organisers were bringing a left-wing alliance of protesters from across Germany and the rest of Europe to voice their anger at the ECB's role in austerity measures in EU member states, most recently Greece.

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