Climate stickers block the road – two drivers make short work of it
At a protest by climate adhesive on Aachener Strasse in Cologne, two drivers became violent.
Cologne – Climate activists of the “last generation” glued themselves to a main thoroughfare in Cologne on Friday (January 20). It took the police about an hour and a half to get rid of two glued activists and clear the street. Three others just sat on the road and were not taped. Before the police arrived, two drivers independently tried to pull the activists off the road.
- was? Climate activists stuck together on Aachener Strasse in Cologne. An activist was pulled off the road by two motorists.
- Where? Aachener Strasse/Gürtel in Cologne (District of Cologne city center)
- When? Friday, January 20, 2023
Activists stick themselves on the street in Cologne – the police are checking
The protest action had led to an expected traffic jam, said a police spokesman. Aachener Strasse is one of the main thoroughfares in Cologne. At the Aachener Strasse/Gürtel intersection, there are not only cars, but also numerous trains KVB: KVB line 7, KVB line 13 and KVB line 1. When the police arrive, be loud dpa the personal details of the quintuple have been recorded.
The police are currently examining the extent to which the behavior of the activists constitutes a criminal offense of coercion and dangerous intervention in road traffic, as a spokesman for the Cologne police explained to 24RHEIN on Monday. No charges have been filed against the drivers.
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