German cities are expecting further large demonstrations against right-wing extremism over the weekend. Some 30,000 marchers are expected at a demonstration against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Dusseldorf at noon (1100 GMT) on Saturday. Larger events are also planned in Aachen, Mannheim and Marburg, as well as in other cities. In Osnabrück, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius plans to join marchers in the streets, while in Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt Premier Reiner Haseloff also plans to be a
German cities are expecting further large demonstrations against right-wing extremism over the weekend. Some 30,000 marchers are expected at a demonstration against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Dusseldorf at noon (1100 GMT) on Saturday. Larger events are also planned in Aachen, Mannheim and Marburg, as well as in other cities. In Osnabrück, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius plans to join marchers in the streets, while in Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt Premier Reiner Haseloff also plans to be a
Germany's armed forces, the Bundeswehr, began their deployment in the flooded area in the state of Saxony-Anhalt on Friday, a few days earlier than originally planned. Some 200 soldiers have been helping to fill and distribute sandbags in the Mansfeld-Südharz district in the south of Saxony-Anhalt since Friday, a spokeswoman for the Bundeswehr said. The initial aim is to stabilize a section of the dyke in the town of Sangerhausen. The soldiers are due help out in the flooded area until January 1