The day after the corona demonstrations in Vienna, which at times escalated violently and in which around 40,000 people had participated, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) thanked the emergency services on Sunday, also for the around 150,000 corona checks last week, and made it clear: That The demonstration went so peacefully, “despite a much more heated and aggressive mood”, thanks to the deployment of the police. According to Police Vice President Franz Aigner, police officers were sprayed with unknown liquids, a police helicopter pilot was blinded by a laser and a demo participant even tried to snatch his service weapon from an officer.
Laser versus helicopter – demo balance: “Heated, aggressive mood”
