Berlin/Munich, Dec. 5, (dpa/GNA) - Climate activists with Last Generation targeted key transport nodes in two of Germany’s biggest cities on Monday, signalling a restart of their climate protest campaign.
Five people glued themselves to the road in front of Berlin’s central station, police said. Two other similar protests took place in other locations in the city centre.
In the southern capital of Munich, police said nine people had glued themselves to the road and blocked traffic around the historic Karlsplatz square.
They wore high-visibility waistcoats and used placards to draw attention to their demands. The disruption caused on Monday morning was “moderate,” police said.
Last Generation had announced they would restart their protests after a week’s hiatus, and that they would continue to target city transport hubs.
In past weeks, they blocked roads, damaged works of art and also stopped air traffic at the BER airport in Berlin for two hours.
In the state of Bavaria, of which Munich is the capital, some were put in custody as a precautionary measure because they had announced further disruptive actions.
Among other things, Last Generation is demanding a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour on motorways and a €9 ($9.50) monthly train travel pass.
The airport protest in particular brought widespread condemnation of some of the group’s tactics.
On Monday, the interior minister of Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine Westphalia, said earlier that they had “crossed a line.”
Herbert Reul told Deutschlandfunk radio that “the state cannot simply look on and let it happen.”
GNA