Thousands of people have marched through the German capital Berlin in protest at coronavirus restrictions.
Police imposed compolsory mask-wearing and social distancing – and by midday ordered demonstrators to disperse for blatantly disobeying the order.
The rally was mostly peaceful, but police later made “numerous arrests”.
authorities had tried to stop the march from going ahead, fearing safety measures would be ignored, but a court overturned the ban.
About 18,000 people took part in Saturday’s march, police said. Although, other reports said it could have been more.
Although Germany has so far not seen the wave of cases affecting some parts of Europe, its infection rate has been growing. New case numbers are reaching highs last seen in April.
Most protesters believe that coronavirus regulations infringe on basic rights and freedoms enshrined in Germany’s constitution and want them to be lifted.
