We're being told that #18M #Blockupy in #Frankfurt is seeing the biggest concentration of police effort since the World War 2. Go @Blockupy!
— #OccupyWallStreet & #CLOSErikers with #NoNewJails (@OccupyWallStNYC) March 18, 2015
Anti-austerity rioters know as “Blockupy,” (a combination of “block” and “occupy”) clashed with police in Frankfurt, Germany earlier today while protesting the grand opening of the new headquarters for the European Central Bank. From the BBC:
Police cars were set alight and stones were thrown in a protest against the opening of a new base for the European Central Bank (ECB).
Violence broke out close to the city’s Alte Oper concert hall hours before the ECB building’s official opening.
“Blockupy” activists are expected to attend a rally later on Wednesday.
Scenes from the riot show the extent of the damage:
Protesters and police clash as the European Central Bank opens its new headquarters http://t.co/TGRuCgeBIX #Blockupy pic.twitter.com/q0Y4soRFnr
— FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) March 18, 2015
#marvellous997 Rioters in Frankfurt set cars on fire as new European Central Bank HQ opens… http://t.co/DBLjIurb3L
— okolie marvellous (@marvellous997) March 18, 2015
#Betterthancoffee "@brianwhelanhack: German anarchists got up early for #Blockupy protest against ECB, austerity pic.twitter.com/CyWh7EWa3b"
— Candice | NY Rebel (@RebelAStudios) March 18, 2015
#Francfort "Le patron de la BCE Mario Draghi et ses invités contraints d'arriver par hélicoptère" (les médias). pic.twitter.com/3S9ItgQYx1
— Olivier Cyran (@OlivierCyran) March 18, 2015
#Germany: Black bloc actions in #Frankfurt. Smash capitalism and the ECB. #Blockupy #18M pic.twitter.com/sqDVwstWnb
— ѕyndιcalιѕт (@syndicalisms) March 18, 2015
Pic: About 350 arrested in #Frankfurt during #Blockupy protest over the new #ECB headquarters Wed. pic.twitter.com/lxIVKoQf9I
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) March 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/oguz__kaya/status/578180408145248256
Frankfurt Skyline Covered in Smoke from Fires set by #Blockupy Protestershttp://t.co/UQt3G4OMHU
— A Federal Farmer (@AFederalFarmer) March 18, 2015
Police protect the #euro symbol #Blockupy @ToddBuell pic.twitter.com/vMbE3yIa9A
— Natalia Drozdiak (@nat_droz) March 18, 2015
Big #Blockupy-march is starting in a few minutes! A-anti-anticapitalista! #18m pic.twitter.com/2DrcI0cb7d
— Blockupy (@Blockupy) March 18, 2015
350 arrests in Frankfurt during #Blockupy protest over new #ECB headquarters http://t.co/VVgijXhkzj pic.twitter.com/hRNJplSnEM
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/oguz__kaya/status/578182678215798784
"Capitalism Kills" #Blockupy #18M #Frankfurtpic.twitter.com/hac0ZOUIKj
— 15MBcn_int (@15MBcn_int) March 18, 2015
But we’ll end it on this. Capitalism always wins out in the end:
The #bretzel guy from this morning decided to follow the demonstrators. He has an eye for business #Blockupy pic.twitter.com/qFO9c5GGkn
— Lídia Pedro (@LidiaPedro9) March 18, 2015
Ha! Ha! Ha!
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