MOSCOW (Sputnik) — At least two law enforcement officers were seriously injured, the DPA news agency said. Earlier reports put the number of injured policemen at 40.
Violent clashes in #Germany: Antifa Left-wing extremists in #Leipzig attacked police with stones and firecracker. pic.twitter.com/7sAIGH7TeO
— Onlinemagazin (@OnlineMagazin) December 12, 2015
#Germany: #Antifa set barricades against Nazi march in #Leipzig. Many injured by police repression. #le1212 pic.twitter.com/sqZ03gtcOE
— ѕyndιcalιѕт (@syndicalisms) December 12, 2015
Earlier on Saturday, police were forced to use water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray to disperse some 200 neo-Nazi radicals and over 2,000 of their opponents after demonstrators started throwing stones at officers. About 23 people got arrested.
Water cannons, tear gas in #Leipzig, as neo-Nazi demo sparks massive counter rallies @ https://t.co/kw6sFYNy3i pic.twitter.com/qJiSuSBaZ4
— Lowlands Solutions (@LowlandsSN) December 12, 2015
Police reported of 50 damaged vehicles, four of which were beyond repair.
