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Critics of the Corona measures gathered in several places in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt for car parades on Saturday morning.
The destination is the city of Leipzig, where several counter-demonstrations have been announced.
The police have prepared for a large-scale operation in the Saxon metropolis.
In Limbach-Oberfrohna (Zwickau district), around 100 people came together in the morning, as the Zwickau police department informed.
In contrast, a parade that was supposed to start in Plauen was canceled by the organizer for personal reasons.
For this purpose, around 200 participants had been advised by the assembly authority.
The first drivers also met in Dresden - the parade was supposed to start there at noon.
Three motorcades from Saxony-Anhalt wanted to make their way to Leipzig - according to information from the local situation center, around 300 vehicles were registered - including from Naumburg.
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The police in Leipzig are prepared for a large-scale operation.
An alliance of associations, initiatives, parties and unions wants to oppose the opponents of the Corona rules.
Among other things, the counter-protest announced a rally with 1000 participants on Augustusplatz as well as several bicycle and vehicle parades under the motto “slow down lateral thinking”.
Bad memories of November
A rally originally planned from the “lateral thinking” environment at the Leipzig New Fair with more than 1000 registered cars has since been canceled.
The counter-demonstrators therefore fear that the opponents of the Corona measures could again target the inner city ring.
There, on November 7, 2020, tens of thousands of supporters of the movement broke police barriers and marched around the ring without permission and in disregard of the Corona rules.
Several police officers and journalists were attacked and some injured.
There were several arrests.