Police officers in riot gear watching counter-protestors before a demonstration by the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) political party in Berlin. Around 5000 supporters of the AfD took part in the march and rally through central Berlin calling on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to halt the influx of refugees into the country. Around one million refugees from the Middle East and north Africa arrived in Germany during 2015, 50,000 of whom came to Berlin.


Police officers in riot gear watching counter-protestors before a demonstration by the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) political party in Berlin. Around 5000 supporters of the AfD took part in the march and rally through central Berlin calling on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to halt the influx of refugees into the country. Around one million refugees from the Middle East and north Africa arrived in Germany during 2015, 50,000 of whom came to Berlin.


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