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People stand on the Alter Markt square during the ‘Potsdam defends itself’ demonstrations in Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, January 14, 2024
THOUSANDS of people gathered in Germany today for demonstrations against the far right, following a meeting by extremists to discuss the deportation of millions of immigrants, including German citizens, if they took power.
Protests were held in Potsdam, which Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attended, and at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate.
It followed a demonstration on Saturday in the western city of Duisburg.
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