Hundreds arrested in 'Blockupy' protests in Frankfurt

[FarCenter]

Thousands of anti-capitalist protesters defied a demonstration ban in Frankfurt on Friday. Hundreds were arrested. Organizers are hoping many more will turn out for an officially approved demonstration.


German police arrested more than 400 people who took part in banned anti-capitalism demonstrations in the country's financial capital, Frankfurt, on Friday.

Police moved in quickly to breakup gatherings in front of several large private banks and the European Central Bank (ECB).

The four days of protests were organized by a group calling itself “Blockupy Frankfurt.” However, while the authorities gave the go-ahead for a dance party on Wednesday and a rally on Saturday, they banned the protests scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Around 5,000 police officers were deployed on the western German city's streets to enforce the bans. Many of them were brought in from other German states.

On Wednesday police removed demonstrators who had been camped outside the ECB as part of the "occupy" movement, and on Thursday arrested 150 protesters for defying the demonstration ban.

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[Zorra]

1. 5,000 police officers were deployed. These Occupiers are very brave.

The day is coming.