Hundreds of thousands demonstrate against right-wing extremism in Germany gazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tens of thousands of people poured onto the streets in Germany on Saturday to protest against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and its anti-foreigner stance. Thousands took to the streets in Frankfurt, Hanover, Kassel, Dortmund, Wuppertal, Karlsruhe, Nuremberg and other German cities, with some mocking the AfD with signs saying "Facism is not an alternative." Even on the North Sea island of Sylt, a popular holiday destination for Germany's rich and wealthy, not known as a hotbed
Siemens Energy
supervisory board chairman Joe Kaeser has warned of a
resurgence of right-wing extremism in Germany, as the country
enters a second week of nationwide protests against the
Alternative.
Tens of thousands of people came out onto the streets of Frankfurt on Saturday to protest against the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) against the background of growing support for the party. Police put the numbers at around 35,000 shortly after the protest under the slogan "Defend Democracy" got underway in the centre of Germany's financial capital. A police spokesman described the atmosphere as peaceful. Frankfurt Mayor Mike Josef was expected to address the rally. The protests, which
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