Car tires burn and barricades are built: riots broke out in Berlin-Neukölln at night following the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. There are arrests.
Four people have been temporarily arrested after riots in Berlin-Neukölln at night. According to the Berlin police, a total of 84 people were checked during the riots.
Late on Monday evening, around 50 people in Neukölln built barricades and set tires on fire, the police said. In addition, emergency services in the Weserkiez were pelted with pyrotechnics and stones, a police spokesman said. Chants could also be heard, it said. The police were initially unable to say whether the riots were related to the pro-Palestinian demonstration. The situation was quickly brought under control.
At the demonstration in Berlin-Kreuzberg early on Monday evening, participants threw bottles at police officers and chanted anti-Israel slogans. There were also several arrests here, the police said on X. According to the police, around 400 people took part in the rally on the first anniversary of the attack on Israel by the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was also at the demonstration.