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Original title: Tens of thousands pack into a protest in Hamburg against Germany’s far right
Edit: The protest was ended early because the location was too small for that many people, raising concerns that e.g. paramedics couldn’t quickly reach people in the centre of the crowd in case of a medical emergency.
Originally, the protest was supposed to take place in front of the town hall and not at the Jungfernstieg Boulevard, but the far right Alternative for Germany party had called on short notice for a meeting of the state legislature in the town hall. During such a meeting, protests are banned within the vicinity of it for security reasons.
It was so crowded actually, that most people didn’t even realize the protest was canceled.
Also the cell network (both internet and SMS/calls) was completely down, so meeting up or getting information was nearly impossible