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Riot police with armored vehicle deployed to evict ‘anarcha-queer-feminist’ commune in Berlin (VIDEOS) | Riot police with armored vehicle deployed to evict ‘anarcha-queer-feminist’ commune in Berlin (VIDEOS) |
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Police have been sent to evict activists who had "illegally occupied" an apartment building in Berlin. After a brief standoff officers broke into the complex via a balcony. | Police have been sent to evict activists who had "illegally occupied" an apartment building in Berlin. After a brief standoff officers broke into the complex via a balcony. |
Dozens of police officers were deployed against the activists who had barricaded themselves inside an apartment complex in Berlin's Friedrichshain district. An armored vehicle was seen outside the building as a police unit was positioned on the roof. Electricity and water were cut off in the complex. | Dozens of police officers were deployed against the activists who had barricaded themselves inside an apartment complex in Berlin's Friedrichshain district. An armored vehicle was seen outside the building as a police unit was positioned on the roof. Electricity and water were cut off in the complex. |
At 7am local time, police ordered the activists to vacate the building and announced that a "forced eviction" would take place after they refused to leave voluntarily. | At 7am local time, police ordered the activists to vacate the building and announced that a "forced eviction" would take place after they refused to leave voluntarily. |
The building, known as "Liebig 34" and recognizable by its vibrant graffiti and various flags draped over its walls, is home to the "anarcha-queer-feminist house project," according to their social media account. "You will never evict queer feminism," the activists wrote online just as the officers were trying to storm the building. | The building, known as "Liebig 34" and recognizable by its vibrant graffiti and various flags draped over its walls, is home to the "anarcha-queer-feminist house project," according to their social media account. "You will never evict queer feminism," the activists wrote online just as the officers were trying to storm the building. |
According to local media, police eventually managed to break into the complex through a balcony. The activists wrote on Twitter that people were being "gradually dragged out of the house." | According to local media, police eventually managed to break into the complex through a balcony. The activists wrote on Twitter that people were being "gradually dragged out of the house." |
A video posted on social media then showed an officer escorting a person out of the building. | A video posted on social media then showed an officer escorting a person out of the building. |
Black-clad and masked protesters faced off and scuffled with police early on Friday morning, hoping to prevent the eviction. However, the activists were dispersed by the officers. | |
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