Police cordoned off the area and confirmed that they detained 14 activists affiliated with the Last Generation.
Members of the climate protection group Last Generation have sprayed the Brandenburg Gate with orange paint
The group’s priorities include getting Germany to stop using all fossil fuels by 2030 and take short-term measures, including imposing a general speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour on highways, to cut emissions more quickly. The group, best known for its protests in which activists glue themselves to roads and block traffic, plays a provocative and polarising role in German politics and society.
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