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| Car crashes into gate of Merkel’s chancellery in Berlin ahead of lockdown extension meeting (VIDEO) | |
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| A car has crashed into the gates of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office in Berlin ahead of a meeting where the extension of Germany’s coronavirus lockdown was set to be discussed. | |
| Photographs from the scene reveal messages including “Stop Globalisation Politics” and “You damn killers of children and old people” were written across the side of the vehicle. | |
| There were no immediate reports of casualties in the aftermath of the incident. Armed police officers and police dogs inspected the Volkswagen estate following the crash. | |
| The German leader was scheduled to host a video conference of German state premiers on Wednesday morning, at which an extension to the coronavirus lockdown and further steps to combat the pandemic were set to be discussed. | The German leader was scheduled to host a video conference of German state premiers on Wednesday morning, at which an extension to the coronavirus lockdown and further steps to combat the pandemic were set to be discussed. |
| The office is well set back from any main roads. It is located in the center of Berlin across a square from the Reichstag building that houses the German parliament. | |
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