Tens of thousands demonstrate in Berlin against US war policy
A | 21.05.2002 22:00
Berlin, May 21, IRNA -- Tens of thousands of people, mostly peace and anti-globalization activists, Tuesday marched in downtown Berlin to protest against US war policies ahead of the two-day visit by American President George W. Bush
The demonstrators, calling Bush a "murderer" and "war criminal", accused the US of conducting worldwide genocides.
There were minor skirmishes between protestors and police which however did not result in any arrests.
The rally titled the 'Axis of Peace' was the first among a string of planned demonstrations, opposing the Wednesday visit of the US president.
A record contingent of 10,000 policemen have been placed on the highest security alert in the history of Germany, anticipating major riots during the two-day Bush visit.
The US president, embarking on his first ever visit to Germany,will be accompanied by a a 600-member security force, among them FBI agents and sharpshooters.
Bush's hotel in the Berlin government district, Mitte, is being transformed into a top security fortress, while the whole neighborhood will be completely cordoned off from the public.
A wide range of radical leftist groups have urged the masses to join in anti-US street blockades and "fun urban guerrilla actions".
Police, fearing civil war-like conditions in the German capital,expect hundreds of thousands of demonstrators from all over the world to gather in Berlin.
There were minor skirmishes between protestors and police which however did not result in any arrests.
The rally titled the 'Axis of Peace' was the first among a string of planned demonstrations, opposing the Wednesday visit of the US president.
A record contingent of 10,000 policemen have been placed on the highest security alert in the history of Germany, anticipating major riots during the two-day Bush visit.
The US president, embarking on his first ever visit to Germany,will be accompanied by a a 600-member security force, among them FBI agents and sharpshooters.
Bush's hotel in the Berlin government district, Mitte, is being transformed into a top security fortress, while the whole neighborhood will be completely cordoned off from the public.
A wide range of radical leftist groups have urged the masses to join in anti-US street blockades and "fun urban guerrilla actions".
Police, fearing civil war-like conditions in the German capital,expect hundreds of thousands of demonstrators from all over the world to gather in Berlin.
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