Berlin Protests Against Virus Restrictions Continue on Sunday

Politicians outraged about demonstrators at Reichstag building
About 200 arrests made after protests turned violent Saturday

Police officers carry away a protester at an unregistered demonstration against government coronavirus regulations held next to the Siegesaeule in Berlin, on Aug. 30.Photographer: Adam Berry/AFP via Getty Images

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By David Verbeek and Andrew Davis

August 30, 2020 at 2:26 PM UTC

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Protests against the German government’s coronavirus policies continued on Sunday, after demonstrations ended in clashes with the police the day before.

Politicians expressed shock after far-right protesters broke through fences and reached the stairs to Berlin’s Reichstag on Saturday. The events are an “intolerable attack on the heart of our democracy,” German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.