Mayday, Germany: Anti-Nazi rally turns into Riots

Germany, Dortmund. 2000 antifascists gathered in Dortmund on tuesday afternoon to protest against 1500 neo-nazis who try to use mayday for fascist propaganda. After the police declared the anti-fascist protest illegal and tried to desperse it, the protest turned into heavy riots.

on tuesday afternoon.

before the riots

Polic was attacked with stones. On several railways and streets were built barricades. Trains and busses were demolished.

also mainstream papers report

http://www.sueddeutsche.de/deutschland/artikel/330/112218/

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Additions

pic: burning barricade on railway

01.05.2007 16:56

Dortmund, tuesday, may 1st

source: www.westfaelische-rundschau.de

Im Westen, nix Neues

01.05.2007 19:35

"61 people were arrested during the disturbances, but the police were generally satisfied with how the night had gone."

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/0,5538,PB64-SUQ9MjEyNjkmbnI9Nw_3_3,00.html

Some background on the almost traditional MayDay police/Autonomen clash:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,480391,00.html

Maifest

more pics

02.05.2007 06:26

barricades

nazis

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other pictures

02.05.2007 18:21

some other beautiful pictures can be found here :

http://de.indymedia.org/2007/05/174570.shtml

antifa

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02.05.2007 20:46

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Was soll denn das? "Kein Friede mit den Feinden Israels!" Welche Feinde? Sicherlich wird Palaestina & Libanon gemeint? Oder?

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