15 Arrests After Disruption by Pro-Palestine Demonstrators in Vienna-Simmering

According to the police, a drone symposium took place on September 23 in Haidestraße, Vienna-Simmering, alongside a properly registered counter-demonstration by the KPÖ with around 100 participants. However, several pro-Palestine supporters mingled with this assembly, prompting the organizer to declare it over.

Pro-Palestine Demo in Vienna-Simmering Ends with Arrests

After the counter-demonstration was called off, the pro-Palestine demonstrators formed a new group of about 60 people, organizing an unregistered protest. According to police reports, they attempted to enter the event building through a back entrance, which was prevented by law enforcement.

During the unregistered demo, criminally relevant slogans were chanted, including the banned "From the River to the Sea," which insinuates a Palestinian state from the Jordan to the Mediterranean, thereby denying the State of Israel's right to exist. Consequently, the dissolution of the assembly was ordered.

The majority of those present left the location voluntarily. However, 15 people were provisionally arrested as they refused to cooperate in establishing their identity and to leave the area. During the police operation, Haidestraße had to be closed to traffic in both directions.

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