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About 35,000 People Rally Against COVID-19 Restrictions in Vienna

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VIENNA (Sputnik) - About 35,000 people have gathered in Vienna on Saturday to protest against new COVID-19 restrictions, a city police spokesperson told... 20.11.2021, Sputnik International

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The organizers have announced that 11 demonstrations in total were set to take place in Vienna on Saturday, mostly against the new restrictions. The largest rally started out from the Human Rights Square, where 5,000 people were expected to gather, according to the organizers.A Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene that thousands of people have been marching down the streets of the Austrian capital.The atmosphere surrounding the march has been rather tense, and the police have already arrested several people after protesters began throwing beer cans at law officers working security detail, the spokesperson said.Some media reported that the protesters clashed with the police, saying that 10 demonstrators were eventually arrested.Opponents of restrictions took to the streets of Vienna after Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced another full lockdown due to COVID-19 and the start of a universal compulsory vaccination from February 1, 2022.

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About 35,000 People Rally Against COVID-19 Restrictions in Vienna

17:12 GMT 20.11.2021 (Updated: 17:39 GMT 20.11.2021)

© REUTERS / LEONHARD FOEGERDemonstrators hold flags and placards as they gather to protest against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures in Vienna, Austria, November 20, 2021. The placard reads: "It is enough in Austria." REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Demonstrators hold flags and placards as they gather to protest against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures in Vienna, Austria, November 20, 2021. The placard reads: It is enough in Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - Sputnik International, 1920, 20.11.2021

VIENNA (Sputnik) - About 35,000 people have gathered in Vienna on Saturday to protest against new COVID-19 restrictions, a city police spokesperson told Sputnik.

A Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene that thousands of people have been marching down the streets of the Austrian capital.

"About 35,000 people have taken part in the demonstration," the police said.

The atmosphere surrounding the march has been rather tense, and the police have already arrested several people after protesters began throwing beer cans at law officers working security detail, the spokesperson said.

Some media reported that the protesters clashed with the police, saying that 10 demonstrators were eventually arrested.

Opponents of restrictions took to the streets of Vienna after Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced another full lockdown due to COVID-19 and the start of a universal compulsory vaccination from February 1, 2022.