THEMAR –
More than 5,000 supporters of the extreme right-wing ideas have Saturday gathered in Themar for the largest neo-nazi concert of the year in Germany. The town with less than 3000 inhabitants in Thuringia, was in a state of siege. Serious irregularities were, however, tegendemonstraties also.
Three hours after the beginning of ’Rock against strong foreign influence ” said the police, with a thousand men on the leg, still a great stream.
Supporters arriving at the concert.
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It turned out not needed the protesters to keep away. Of the 2000 expected left-wing activists, there were only a few hundred show up.
Also on the right side was kept fairly low profile. Until the beginning of the evening remained ten violations by the display of banned symbols. In addition, there were eight offences listed, such as insult and abuse, committed under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The concert lasts until after midnight.
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