Police in Germany have reported sporadic violence at demonstrations against the country’s pandemic restrictions.
Tens of thousands of people in total took to the streets in scores of German towns and cities for weekly marches that have organizers have labelled “strolls” in an attempt to bypass restrictions on public gatherings.
Counter-protests were also held in towns such as Rostock and Trier, the DPA news agency reported.
Most of the rallies passed peacefully, though many broke rules on social distancing, prompting officers to intervene.
Police in the eastern state of Saxony said the incident late Monday in Lichtenstein, occurred when officers tried to pull about 60 rowdy people out of a march to check their identities.
Several of the protesters attacked police and sprayed them with chemical irritants.
“One person attempted to seize an officer’s service weapon and another police officer suffered a bite wound from a participant of the gathering,” Saxony police said in a statement.
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