Germany's New Year's Eve celebrations were marred by violence and chaos, resulting in five deaths and hundreds of injuries. Fireworks were used against emergency services workers, leading to attacks and injuries on police officers and firefighters. Hundreds of arrests were made in Berlin, where the violence was particularly concentrated.
Five people have been killed in chaotic New Year celebrations in Germany , as authorities also condemned a series of incidents on New Year's Eve in which police officers and firefighters were attacked and injured. Revellers across the country traditionally ring in the new year by setting off large numbers of fireworks in public places, but the latest celebrations were marred by the use of fireworks against emergency services workers.
"She wished all injured officers a speedy recovery and vowed that all perpetrators will be "prosecuted and punished with the utmost severity". Police said the attacker had residency in Sweden.It comes after Berlin police said they detained a Syrian man on Tuesday who attacked and injured two people in the city's Charlottenburg neighbourhood, further jolting Germany days after a deadly Christmas market attack.
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