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Police Eviction of Squat Liebig 14 - Berlin

Police Eviction of Squat Liebig 14  Berlin
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  • Police Eviction of Squat Liebig 14  Berlin

Video: Film of the police clearance of Liebigstrasse 14 squat in Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany. 02/02/2011

Chronology:

4am - all 4 access points to Liebigstrasse and Rigaerstrasse blocked by police.
4:30 - protestors removed from site
5:00 - some journalists allowed on site.
5:30 - 8:00 - Police occupy rooftops, move in more vehicles, more police arrive. Liebig 14 surrounded by police vehicles.
8:00 - police force push journalists away from the building and further up the street.
9:00 - police begin accessing the building, taking down doors and windows with axes, sledgehammers and rams.
10:30 - 12:00 2 thousand protesters block the streets at Frankfurter Tor ( a main crossing in Berlin close to the squat). Riot police move in breaking up the crowds and making arrests.
12:00- 13:30 - 9 people found inside the Liebig 14 squat. all nine were brought out by the police and taken to a police centre for identification.

17:30 - Midnight: riots and disturbances break out around Warschauer Brucke and Boxhagener Platz in sympathy with the evicted squatters. Police use water cannons, pepper spray and batons.

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