July 9, 2023 8:30 AM

26 Police officers injured during unrest at Eritrean festival in Germany

In Germany, 26 police officers were injured in an effort to quell the protest organised against Giessen Eritrea festival. The protesters were angry that the festival went ahead in Giessen which they called a propaganda exercise by the  Eritrean regime. Hundreds of German police used batons and pepper spray to quell crowds targeting an Eritrean cultural festival in the central town of Giessen located roughly 50 kilometer north of Frankfurt and Main.   A police statement said clash...