AfD protests: demonstrators clash with police at start of far-right congress

Описание: Clashes between hooded demonstrators and police marked the start of a party congress of Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), weeks after it scored record EU election results despite multiple scandals.
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About 1,000 police were deployed in the western city of Essen as about 600 delegates began a two-day meeting. Local police said via X that some masked demonstrators attacked police officers and there were attempts to break through barriers, resulting in police using pepper spray and batons

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