Twenty-four people were arrested and 19 police officers injured after a check for drugs sparked attacks on officers and vehicles, followed by widespread vandalism in Stuttgart city centre over the weekend. Bystanders threw stones and bottles, and smaller groups ran through surrounding streets breaking shop windows, according to officers. Expand Close A shop on Marienstrasse in Stuttgart following events (Simon Adomat/dpa via AP) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp A shop on Marienstrasse in Stuttgart following events (Simon Adomat/dpa via AP)They said the teenage suspect initially stopped was a white German citizen, and that of the two dozen people arrested, half held German passports and half were citizens of other countries. Stuttgart mayor Fritz Kuhn, a member of the environmentalist Greens party, called the attacks on police “unacceptable”. “One cause was likely alcohol, another the addiction to social media film clips,” Mr Kuhn said.

Source: Irish Independent June 21, 2020 14:58 UTC