Chaos in Vienna city center
Controversial demonstration: police seize knives
At midday on Saturday, over 1000 participants gathered at Heldenplatz to express their displeasure at the FPÖ not being commissioned to negotiate with the government. Prior to this, the police had seized several knives and an alarm gun during identity checks. In the meantime, the participants also spread out along the Ring and held spontaneous demonstrations, which were broken up by the police.
The demonstrators gathered at around 11 a.m. for a rally at the Archduke Karl Reiter Monument. The participants were equipped with cowbells, drums and flags; in addition to Austrian and various provincial flags, there were also Russian flags.
"No Karli"
Self-made signs read "No Karli!" or "No to Sky Shield". Originally, the organizers had planned a march across the Ring. However, this was prohibited by the Vienna police because they expected it to cause traffic chaos and obstructions for businesses in the shopping streets on the first Christmas shopping Saturday.
Several spontaneous demonstrations broken up
The organizers said on Friday that they wanted to take legal action against this. The ban was also criticized by the Freedom Party. Later in the afternoon, the police had to disperse several spontaneous demonstrations in front of the parliament and in the Schottenring area with a large contingent of officers.
Knives and alarm guns seized
Prior to the demonstration, several knives and a blank firearm were seized during identity checks in the vicinity of the rally, according to the Vienna Police Department in the early afternoon. The identities of over 400 people were established and they were also reported to the police. In the evening, the police drew a positive balance: "The feared clash of demonstrations with opposing political positions was avoided."
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