{"id":32532,"date":"2024-06-29T15:31:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T19:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/two-german-police-officers-seriously-injured-in-anti-afd-protests\/29\/06\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-06-29T15:31:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T19:31:43","slug":"two-german-police-officers-seriously-injured-in-anti-afd-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/two-german-police-officers-seriously-injured-in-anti-afd-protests\/29\/06\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Two German police officers seriously injured in anti-AfD protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Two police officers suffered serious head injuries as they escorted a politician through a throng of activists protesting against a congress held by the far-right Alternative for Germany in the western city of Essen.<\/p>\n<p>Unknown assailants kicked the officers in the head after forcing them to the ground, a police statement said. They were taken to hospital. Seven other officers suffered less serious injuries. The assailants were able to escape into the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Activists and police clashed throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>Interior Minister Nancy Faeser condemned the attacks. &#8220;We need strong democratic forces and peaceful protest against right-wing extremism and racism. Violence cannot be justified,&#8221; she posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>She expressed her thanks and respect to the police and wished the injured officers a speedy recovery.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 533px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/K6BNQ4WRxeGT.vZSQK4VQw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMDY2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/c9ee5f6047c96b6154467063ec1f4f41\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The police break up a sit-in blockade during the Alternative for Germany\u00a0(AfD) party conference. Henning Kaiser\/dpa\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TB02rTl0k859nal3UWaCtw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/c9ee5f6047c96b6154467063ec1f4f41\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">The police break up a sit-in blockade during the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party conference. Henning Kaiser\/dpa<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 533px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/U2Z3A1cwcZ0sijoxktM.lg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMDY2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/161e43fca6385f453bf60da6f30d752a\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"The police break up a sit-in blockade during the Alternative for Germany\u00a0(AfD) party conference. Henning Kaiser\/dpa\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2FlXByGFdqbzn1VGPgwg_g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/161e43fca6385f453bf60da6f30d752a\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The police break up a sit-in blockade during the Alternative for Germany\u00a0(AfD) party conference. Henning Kaiser\/dpa\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2FlXByGFdqbzn1VGPgwg_g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/161e43fca6385f453bf60da6f30d752a\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">The police break up a sit-in blockade during the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party conference. Henning Kaiser\/dpa<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/two-german-police-officers-seriously-173215183.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two police officers suffered serious head injuries as they escorted a politician through a throng of activists protesting against a congress held<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/two-german-police-officers-seriously-injured-in-anti-afd-protests\/29\/06\/2024\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32532"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}