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Magdeburg / Halle (dpa / sa) - According to the police, Saxony-Anhalt started calmly into 2021.
Compared to previous years, there was very little going on on New Year's Eve, said a police spokesman in Stendal.
Above all, the ban on the sale of rockets and firecrackers made itself felt clearly, according to the situation center in the state capital Magdeburg.
"It's been so drastically quiet," said a spokesman.
He estimated that 90 percent fewer fireworks were set off than usual.
There was no firecracker ban in Magdeburg.
In Halle, the police situation center has not yet been able to provide precise information about the New Year's Eve.
The operations were still going, said a police spokesman on Friday night.
An overview is only given in the early morning.