Berlin police have dismissed a nationalist party's claim that officers failed to protect participants in a weekend protest march. Several hundred people, including members of the Alternative for Germany party and far-right activists, marched in the German capital on Saturday to protest the government's refugee policies. The demonstration, billed as a "women's march," was meant to end in front of the German Chancellery building, but counter-protesters blocked the route. Berlin police spokesman Winfrid Wenzel said in a statement Tuesday that politics played no role in public safety decisions. German media report that Alternative for Germany is planning a larger march against the government in coming months.

Source: ABC News February 20, 2018 16:07 UTC