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Climate activists spray Berlin's Brandenburg Gate / Photo: John MACDOUGALL - AFP

Climate activists spray Berlin's Brandenburg Gate

WEATHER 17.09.2023

Activists from climate group "Last Generation" spray-painted Berlin's famous Brandenburg Gate on Sunday, calling for the abandonment of fossil fuels and more action on climate change.

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Six pillars of the monument at the heart of the German capital were sprayed with orange warning paint, the group said in a statement.

The paint spread to the Pariser Platz, the square at the foot of the monument, with bright footprints extending along the roadway.

Fourteen people were arrested at the site, police told AFP, without any indication of acts of violence.

The demonstrators wanted to send the message that it is "time for political change" in order to "move away from fossil fuels", according to the statement.

"We must get out of petrol, gas and coal no later than 2030. It is high time that (German Chancellor) Olaf Scholz speaks clearly," Last Generation spokesperson Marion Fabian said in the statement.

Germany wants to reach net zero targets by 2045.

Y.Ponomarenko--CPN

Coin Press - Climate activists spray Berlin's Brandenburg Gate

Climate activists spray Berlin's Brandenburg Gate

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