German leaders condemn far-right attempt to storm parliament building

Police officers stand in front of the Victory Column in Berlin during a protest against coronavirus measures on Sunday (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Attempts by far-right protesters and others to storm the German parliament building following a protest against the country’s pandemic restrictions have been condemned by senior officials.

Hundreds of people, some waving the flag of the German Reich of 1871-1918 and other far-right banners, breached a security barrier outside the Reichstag late on Saturday but were intercepted by police and forcibly removed.