Berlin police scuffle with activists at gentrification protest


  • World
  • Thursday, 02 May 2019

Protesters face the police during a left wing May Day demonstration in Berlin, Germany, May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Mang

BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin police scuffled on Wednesday with activists protesting against the gentrification of the German capital, where thousands demonstrated to highlight the city's shortage of affordable housing.

Protesters focussed on the eastern district of Friedrichshain, which has followed others in becoming a target for property developments that many people complain are squeezing them out of the housing market.

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