August 30, 2020

An attempt to storm Germany's parliament building during protests against Covid-19 restrictions has been condemned by politicians across the political spectrum.

Demonstrators, many with far-right sympathies, broke through a cordon and ran up the steps of the parliament building before police dispersed them.

The interior minister said there should be "zero tolerance" for such behaviour.

Some 38,000 turned out for the wider, largely peaceful Berlin demonstration.

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