Berlin: Dozens of Police Officers Injured in May Day Riots

At least 93 German police officers were injured and 354 protesters were detained after traditional May Day rallies in Berlin turned violent, Berlin's top security official said Sunday.

On Saturday, more than 20 different rallies took place in the German capital and the vast majority of them were peaceful.

Nonetheless, a leftist march of 8,000 people through the city's Neukoelln and Kreuzberg neighborhood turned violent, with protesters throwing bottles and rocks at officers, burning garbage containers and wooden pallets in the streets.

“Violence against police officers and a blind, destructive rage has nothing to do with political protest,” Berlin state interior minister Andreas Geisel said.

Moreover, Geisel condemned the protesters' actions in the streets and especially the violence toward police saying, “The high number of injured officer leaves me stunned. I wish all of those who were injured in the line of duty a quick recovery.”

Meantime, there's a nightly curfew in most parts of Germany due to the high number of coronavirus infections. However, political protests and religious gatherings are exempt from the curfew.

The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the country has risen by 11,907 to 3,299,325, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases reported, adding that the total number of deaths in the country has reached 81,624.