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Summary
Left-wing protesters clashed with police in Hamburg on Sunday morning hours after the street festival 'Schanzenfest' had ended without any disturbances. Riot police used water canons to extinguish fire barricades and stop protesters from throwing bottles and hurling stones. Police said, several protesters were arrested during the scuffles. On Friday Hamburg police arrested 60 people after 12 officers were hurt in riots that broke out during a left-wing march against the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD), police said.
