As per reports, a rally by the right-wing extremist Identitarian Movement and two counter-demonstrations are scheduled in Vienna on Saturday (12 September).
• The Identitarian demonstration is registered to take place at Kahlenberg under the title ‘Heroes of Vienna! Commemoration of the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna in 1682’, with approximately 200 participants expected by the organisers.
• Two counter-demonstrations are also scheduled to take place at the same time. One is registered as a stationary rally on Leopoldsberg, while another is scheduled in the Heiligenstadt area with approximately 300 participants.
• The Vienna State Police Directorate has stated that mutual provocations and potential disruptive actions are anticipated between the different groups. Police forces are scheduled to be deployed in the affected areas to prevent the groups from meeting and to contain potential disturbances or riots.
Categories: Civil Disturbances - Non-political Protests
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