MORE PRO-PALESTINIAN RALLIES HELD IN GERMANY

Some 400 vehicles carrying 1,000 passengers passed through the streets of Berlin in yet another pro-Palestinian demonstration after the previous rally in the city left 93 police officers injured, Esteban Engel reported for Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa).

The convoy of vehicles made a halt in front of the Axel Springer media building, where the company had hoisted an Israeli flag, before proceeding to the Neukoelln part of Berlin. A police spokeswoman said the protest against Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip had proceeded peacefully.

At the weekend rally held in Neukoelln, a total of 59 people were arrested for aggravated breach of the peace, serious assault, assault on law enforcement officers and freeing prisoners, police reported.

Charges had been filed against another 150 people, the Berlin police said in a statement.

About 900 members of the security forces had been deployed during four registered rallies to protest at Israel's military action in the Gaza Strip.

In one case, violence broke out after police broke up a gathering because there had reportedly been violations of coronavirus regulations.

Protesters refused to disperse and threw stones, bottles and firecrackers at the police, with officers responding with pepper spray.

Elsewhere a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the western German city of Duisburg with hundreds of participants was broken up because of the risk of violations of coronavirus measures.

Up to 700 people came to the planned event in front of the main railway station, the police announced on Sunday.

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