Interior Minister pointed to legislation approved by the German Cabinet that would impose tougher penalties on people who break through airport perimeters.
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said protesters “are not just risking their own lives but also endangering others". / Photo: DPA
The Last Generation group said on Thursday a total of eight activists were involved in the protests at Berlin, Cologne-Bonn, Nuremberg and Stuttgart airports, which started around 5 am . Flights were suspended at Cologne-Bonn after two people were reported to have attached themselves to the asphalt, but later resumed, German news agencyPolice said a hole was found in an airport fence. Flights also were halted for about an hour at Nuremberg. At Berlin Airport, two people who had attached themselves to the ground were removed and detained.
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser wrote on social network X that"these criminal actions are dangerous and stupid" and that protesters"are not just risking their own lives but also endangering others".
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