Im going to have our 1st welcome to this special edition of the news as we cover the festivities commemorating 30 years of german reunification on this Germanys National holiday it was on this day 30 years ago that east and west germany reunited to become one country again for the 1st time since the 2nd world war this years event is being held in potsdam the capital state of brandon book state near berlin that german president from father steinmeyer will be speaking shortly well bring you his speech live its a splendid occasion but this years festivities are scaled down in compliance with social distancing measures and other restrictions put in place due to the coronavirus kind. Of help me guide us through the events today and shine a light on its significance im joined in the studio but it of you cross part. Common ration venue in potsdam nina hoss is standing by at the iconic Brandenburg Gate in berlin we welcome. Thomas sparrow and lets start with you the german president is speakin
Demonstrators were Wearing Masks they should respect social distancing rules as most of those attending their socalled antique car and i really didnt comply with either of those rules to believe in police moved in to disband a protest early in the afternoon. And for more now im joined by our Political Correspondent emmanuel schuss was been following the story so whats actually happening now well quite early in the afternoon weve just seen in the report a 1000000000 police is banned in the process were talking about around 30000 people who took that astris they came from all over the country and so theyre round about to just leave when the police told them to do so so so police say they were theyve arrested around 200. 00 people there are still people in the streets but its also said that some broke into restricted areas around the parliament some various police those have been turned over so thats the situation right now she said are a 30000 people who are there well thats a bit diffic
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Possibilities should he takes. Im max foster thanks for joining us and we begin here in berlin where shoot rallies have taken place against germanys coronavirus restrictions despite police attempts to break them up the protest had been given the go ahead on strict conditions but police say participants failed to wear face masks or follow social distancing rules in all tens of thousands of people managed to voice their anger against the governments handling of the pandemic. They came from all over the tammany to express their anger at the governments measures to tackle the cone of fire is pandemic so many the measures go too far because they believe there is no way and then share. The initial. I dont believe that theres a pandemic i do seeing the disease exists but i do not think its a pandemic that the low there fit with the un for according to the new definition of pandemic a tease indeed a pandemic but while it has yet to spread from then on it has nothing to do with the danger posed
Never goodbye or munichs thomas near make a return to the Germany National team german general manager all over beer hall tells you the possibilities shouldnt be fixed. On exposer thanks for joining us and we begin here in berlin where large rallies have taken place against germanys coronavirus restrictions despite police attempts to break them up the protests have been given the go ahead on strict conditions but police say participants fail to wear face masks or follow social distancing rules in all tens of thousands of people managed to voice their anger against the governments handling of the pandemic. Taken by the thousands to demand germanys government change its course in the corona crisis. But for many who demonstrate. In the heart of berlin ended in arrest. Police say they were forced to make the detentions after a far right activists who marched alongside coronavirus skeptics clashed with police. A small group even managed stormed the steps of the German Parliament before bein