Left-wing protesters have clashed with police and attacked supporters of the controversial AfD party

Mass demonstrations have started in the city of Giessen, where the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has gathered for the weekend to establish a new youth organization called Generation Deutschland (GD).

The protests have been organized by the left-wing Resist alliance, which pledged to block the founding ceremony of the new group.

Activists with the alliance descended on typically quiet college town early on Saturday, attempting to block the roads, break through police cordons, and attack arriving AfD members and supporters.

Local police said groups of protesters were “massively” obstructing traffic. Law enforcement repeatedly used pepper spray and water cannons to dislodge the unruly protesters, who in turn hurled flares and other projectiles at the officers and engaged in head-on charges at police cordons.  

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Source: RT - Daily news