German police clear out infamous Berlin squatters’ building

Police officers are taking away a demonstrator in Rigaer Street who protests against the eviction of the occupied house “Liebig 34” in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Police in heavy riot gear began clearing out a notorious Berlin leftist squat on Friday morning, encountering only passive resistance from residents as they carried them individually down a firetruck’s ladder. Police spokesman at the scene Thilo Cablitz said some 1,500 police had been called out to aid in clearing the so-called Liebig 34 squat in the capital’s Friedrichshain neighborhood, named after its address Liebigstrasse 34. (Paul Zinken/dpa via AP)

Police in heavy riot gear have been clearing out a notorious Berlin squat, encountering only passive resistance from residents as they carried them individually down a fire engine ladder.

A police spokesman at the scene, Thilo Cablitz, said 1,500 officers had been called out to aid in clearing the Liebig 34 squat in the Friedrichshain neighbourhood.