Merkel fury over violent city clashes
GERMAN chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman has condemned weekend disturbances in the city of Stuttgart.
A check for drugs was followed by violence against police officers and vehicles, then widespread vandalism of shopfronts.
Authorities say 24 people were arrested over Saturday night’s unrest and 19 police officers were injured. Police say several hundred people were involved.
The scenes “are abhorrent and must be strongly condemned”, Mrs Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert said yesterday.
“Anyone who takes part in such outbreaks of violence, brutally attacks police officers and destroys and plunders shops cannot in any way justify it.”