Confrontation at Brenner Pass during a pro-migrant rally

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Confrontation at Brenner Pass during a pro-migrant rally



Around 500 demonstrators held a pro-immigration rally on Sunday, crossing the Austrian – Italian border at the Brenner Pass.

The event was held to mark the start of tough new controls being introduced by Austria which are designed to limit the influx of migrants trying to get to northern Europe.

Florian Schoenemann who is a member of Germany’s Alliance `90/The Green party said it was up to Europe to show the world it is open minded: “I think when everybody in Europe works together it is going to be easy. They (the migrants) are not that many people. Europe has so many citizens. It is just a tiny percentage of people that would come here.”

What started peacefully enough later turned into a confrontation with police. Around 50 protesters – most of them Italian – were arrested and five officers were injured.

Austria plans to deploy solders at the Brenner border to stem an expected increase in migrants as winter ends and warmer weather arrives.

In February Vienna introduced border restrictions which have already caused a fall in the number of migrants to Germany. But the government thinks that as old routes become tightened up, new route will develop through Bulgaria or Albania as Mediterranean crossings to Italy from Libya resume with the arrival of warmer weather.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-04-04

[SgtRock]

A nice peaceful media picture in the OP.

A not so peaceful picture not in the OP.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35956491

[sweatalot]

those leftist green dogooders still do not understand

they are like lemmings - if the consequence of letting in those muslim masses would only affect them - fine

but it would effect each of their countrymen. Shame on them

[Briggsy]

I am sure the women of Cologne / Stockholm / Vienna / Helsinki , etc are over the moon at the thought of more sexual assaults at the hands of Moslem gangs while the ineffectual authorities wring their hands and say, "What can we do? Our hands are tied. We must welcome the Moslems because they say they want free stuff."

[Usernames]

If Europeans want to control their own fate, they are going to need to take their countries and governments back. By force, if necessary. Oops. Can't do that. Somebody has already taken all their guns. Cattle for the slaughter, here it comes.

[SgtRock]

If Europeans want to control their own fate, they are going to need to take their countries and governments back. By force, if necessary. Oops. Can't do that. Somebody has already taken all their guns. Cattle for the slaughter, here it comes.

You think that is bad. Read this.

Four police forces are staging a two-week firearms amnesty after a spate of shootings in Salford.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-35934222

Now when you read this article, please keep in the back of your mind that there is no firearms problems in the UK according to TV's own Inspector Clouseau's.

At least the criminal element of society will be able to protect themselves.

[Grouse]

Press should be more careful in their choice of words. Migrants are not wanted

Refugees not wanted, but we will help you until we deal with ISIS

[NeverSure]

Aw, criminals in Manchester have guns. Who would have guessed it? As things get worse and more lawless, there will be more, not fewer guns. Of course the "good people" are unarmed and helpless, but they don't seem to see the writing on the wall...

Cheers.