New Year's Eve in Berlin: Muke in large -scale operation - security is going on!

New Year's Eve in Berlin: Muke in large -scale operation - security is going on!

On New Year's Eve 2024, Berlin becomes the scene of a huge celebration at the Brandenburg Gate, where up to 65,000 people are expected. To ensure security, around 4,000 police officers are supported by 700 federal police officers. Fire brigade and aid organizations bring over 1,500 emergency services to ensure a smooth process. Interior Senator Iris Spranger emphasized that violent attacks on emergency services are not tolerated: "Whoever does this spends the turn of the year in police custody", as bz-berlin.de

There were some alarming incidents in advance, including the shooting of rescue workers with firecrackers in Neukölln, where a helper was injured. In addition, the police arrested over 50 people for unauthorized firecrackers and confiscated illegal pyrotechnics. In Charlottenburg-Nord, civil police officers secured around three tons of fireworks that were offered for sale. The GdP police union is in favor of a ban on a ban on fireworks. Jochen Kopelke, Federal Chairman of the GdP, sees the need and asks politicians to implement security laws, as [https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/polizei-silvesternacht-100.html) reported.

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more than 7,300 police officers are active on the streets in North Rhine-Westphalia. The situation is tightened by the cool and sometimes stormy weather in Germany, which could also increase the fine dust values. For security reasons, all celebrations were canceled on Sylt and Helgoland. In Berlin the celebrations take place in front of the Brandenburg Gate, while S- and U-Bahnen temporarily do not stop at the station. The security concept also includes roadblocks and increased police presence. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced that violent offenders must be punished with full hardness of the law. These measures are in the context of a continuing discourse on security in Germany, especially after incidents in the past.