The Federal Chancellor is expected in Unterlüß during the day. That doesn’t stop numerous people from protesting against “armament and war policy” and blocking streets.
Around 400 people protested around the planned new ammunition factory of the arms company Rheinmetall in Lower Saxony. Farmers with around 300 tractors were involved, a police spokesman said. The demonstrators blocked access to the arms company in Unterlüß.
Some sections of the road are closed, there are obstructions, but: “You can get through the town,” said the spokesman. According to the rural population of Lower Saxony, the farmers demonstrated primarily against cuts in agricultural diesel and against the policies of the traffic light government in Berlin.
The Südheide peace campaign also wanted to demonstrate peacefully with a vigil with around ten people – against “armament and war policy,” as a spokesman said: “We expect the government to have a de-escalating effect.”
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (both SPD) are expected in the Lüneburg Heath for the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new ammunition factory in Unterlüß. The new “Lower Saxony Plant” will, among other things, produce artillery ammunition. Unterlüß is the arms company’s largest production site; in addition to ammunition, military vehicles such as the Puma infantry fighting vehicle are also manufactured there.
Source: Stern
I have been working in the news industry for over 6 years, first as a reporter and now as an editor. I have covered politics extensively, and my work has appeared in major newspapers and online news outlets around the world. In addition to my writing, I also contribute regularly to 24 Hours World.
