Germany: Left-wing extremists try to storm Tesla factory

Grünheide - Left-wing extremist demonstrators tried to storm the Tesla factory in Grünheide, Brandenburg, on Friday. The police were able to prevent this, a spokesman for the authority told Focus. However, some of the protesters had overcome fences and the situation was “dynamic”. The police tried to shield the plant area extensively and closed several motorway exits.

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One woman has been injured so far in the protests. In addition to the attempted storming, there was also a sit-in on a country road near the factory. At the Neuhardenberg airfield, about 50 kilometers away, there was a disturbance in which several masked people ignited pyrotechnics.

Police expect further attacks
Left-wing groups had been calling for protests against the plant since Wednesday. The background is a planned expansion of the Tesla complex. Last Generation supporters have been camping nearby since February to demonstrate against the expansion.

In March, an organization calling itself the “Vulkan Group” carried out an arson attack on a high-voltage pylon, resulting in the factory being without power for several hours and having to stop production. The “Vulkan Group” announced in advance of the renewed protests that it was looking forward to “an exciting week of action” in which there would be “many opportunities” to “attack companies like Tesla.” The police therefore assume that attacks could occur again.

Source: Junge Freiheit