Scuffles in German cities after student who attacked neo-Nazis is convicted

Participants of a left-wing demonstration gather in Leipzig, Germany (Jan Woitas/dpa/AP)

Sympathisers of a young woman given a lengthy prison sentence for participating in attacks on neo-Nazis and other right-wing extremists held protests and scuffled with police in some German cities after the verdict.

The Dresden state court on Wednesday convicted Lina E, whose full name was not released due to privacy rules, of membership in a criminal organisation and serious bodily harm.