Rigaer 94: warnings of "day X" ahead of fire inspection
Court-sanctioned fire safety checks are due at one of Berlin's last squat houses. Backlash - possibly requiring a large police presence - is expected.
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Photo: dpa/Wolfgang KummThe occupied Friedrichshain property is one of the last of its kind in a once widespread leftwing Berlin tradition.
Friedrichshain - After a number of court decisions in favour of the owner of Rigaer Straße 94, which is home to a communal living project going back 30 years, the radical leftwing scene is preparing for "day X". Police expect demos, but also violent riots. A post on the Indymedia said: "There can only be one response to what is now facing the Nordkiez and the structures associated with and in solidarity with Rigaer 94: resistance on the streets."