Tens of thousands in Berlin protest racism, discrimination
Source: Associated Press
Updated 12:58 pm CDT, Saturday, October 13, 2018
BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people protested racism and discrimination Saturday in Berlin, a demonstration that came amid rising concerns about Germany's increasingly confident far right.
A wide range of groups, including pro-refugee, gay rights and Muslim organizations, backed the "Indivisible" protest in the heart of the German capital under the slogan "solidarity instead of exclusion — for an open and free society."
Last year's German election saw the far-right Alternative for Germany party enter the national parliament. Anti-migrant violence a few weeks ago in the eastern city of Chemnitz has added to concerns.
Organizers said more than 240,000 people turned out Saturday, while police on Twitter cited a turnout figure in "the low six-digit region."
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