Number of injured in demonstrations Chemnitz is on the rise

chemnitz - During the demonstrations held in Chemnitz on Saturday, eighteen people were injured, including three policemen. Earlier, the police spoke of nine wounded.

In the city of nearly 250,000 inhabitants, an estimated 8,000 fierce opponents of migrants and migration held a demonstration. Among them also many right-wing extremists. The demonstration was preceded by a large demonstration of approximately 3,000 people against the extreme right.

Approximately 40 criminal offenses have been committed, including assaults and vandalism. The chemnitz police also investigate who has attacked a group of Social Democrats. The group belonged to the deputy chairman of the SPD in the German parliament, Sören Bartol. Bartol reported that they were attacked by neo-Nazis on their way to Chemnitz.