MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to Der Spiegel magazine, the police were forced to take the measure after demonstrators started throwing stones at police.
Several people have reportedly been injured during the riots.
#Germany: #Antifa set barricades against Nazi march in #Leipzig. Many injured by police repression. #le1212 pic.twitter.com/sqZ03gtcOE
— ѕyndιcalιѕт (@syndicalisms) December 12, 2015
Leipzig Connewitz in Fire, several street blockades burn, police shoots water cannon trucks mixed w/ teargas #le1212 pic.twitter.com/yZLcDnri9K
— denise reese (@denice_ruptly) December 12, 2015
The DPA news agency reported earlier in the day that the right-wing riots in Suedvorstadt and Connewitz parts of Leipzig erupted in the afternoon and the protesters have claimed to carry out another ten rallies.
Neonazi-Demonstration setzt sich auf der Kurt-Eisner-Straße in Gang. #le1212 pic.twitter.com/naFOO9B7uq
— MDR aktuell (@MDRaktuell) December 12, 2015