A policeman arrests an anti-nuclear activist during clashes near Leitstade, northern Germany. Police officers clashed with protesters who delayed a train hauling nuclear waste to a storage site, rappelling off a 75-meter high bridge to dangle over it and blocking the tracks. As two activists hung from the bridge near the town of Morschen before dawn, holding an anti-nuclear banner, about 50 others crowded onto the tracks nearby. The protest stopped the train, but after the demonstrators on the ground were hauled away it was able to continue on its way, under the two protesters hanging from the bridge. Photo: AP
Police officers remove parts of trees in a forest close to rails near Hitzacker, northern Germany. Protesters delayed a train hauling nuclear waste to a storage site, rappelling off a 75-meter high bridge to dangle over it and blocking the tracks. As two activists hung from the bridge near the town of Morschen before dawn, holding an anti-nuclear banner, about 50 others crowded onto the tracks nearby. The protest stopped the train, but after the demonstrators on the ground were hauled away it was able to continue on its way, under the two protesters hanging from the bridge. Photo: AP
Police officers clash with protesters who delayed a train hauling nuclear waste to a storage site, rappelling off a 75-meter high bridge to dangle over it and blocking the tracks. As two activists hung from the bridge near the town of Morschen before dawn, holding an anti-nuclear banner, about 50 others crowded onto the tracks nearby. The protest stopped the train, but after the demonstrators on the ground were hauled away it was able to continue on its way, under the two protesters hanging from the bridge. Photo: AP
Police officers clash with protesters who delayed a train hauling nuclear waste to a storage site, rappelling off a 75-meter high bridge to dangle over it and blocking the tracks. As two activists hung from the bridge near the town of Morschen before dawn, holding an anti-nuclear banner, about 50 others crowded onto the tracks nearby. The protest stopped the train, but after the demonstrators on the ground were hauled away it was able to continue on its way, under the two protesters hanging from the bridge. Photo: AP
Police officers guard the rails near Hitzacker, northern Germany. Protesters delayed a train hauling nuclear waste to a storage site, rappelling off a 75-meter high bridge to dangle over it and blocking the tracks. As two activists hung from the bridge near the town of Morschen before dawn, holding an anti-nuclear banner, about 50 others crowded onto the tracks nearby. The protest stopped the train, but after the demonstrators on the ground were hauled away it was able to continue on its way, under the two protesters hanging from the bridge. Photo: AP
Police officers chase demonstrators in a forest near Hitzacker, northern Germany. Police officers clashed with protesters who delayed a train hauling nuclear waste to a storage site, rappelling off a 75-meter high bridge to dangle over it and blocking the tracks. As two activists hung from the bridge near the town of Morschen before dawn, holding an anti-nuclear banner, about 50 others crowded onto the tracks nearby. The protest stopped the train, but after the demonstrators on the ground were hauled away it was able to continue on its way, under the two protesters hanging from the bridge. Photo: AP
Protesters delayed a train hauling nuclear waste to a storage site, rappelling off a 75-meter high bridge to dangle over it and blocking the tracks. As two activists hung from the bridge near the town of Morschen before dawn, holding an anti-nuclear banner, about 50 others crowded onto the tracks nearby. The protest stopped the train, but after the demonstrators on the ground were hauled away it was able to continue on its way, under the two protesters hanging from the bridge. Photo: AP
A protestor attempts to set alight an army tanker during a demosntration in Germany. Police officers clashed with protesters who delayed a train hauling nuclear waste to a storage site, rappelling off a 75-meter high bridge to dangle over it and blocking the tracks. As two activists hung from the bridge near the town of Morschen before dawn, holding an anti-nuclear banner, about 50 others crowded onto the tracks nearby. The protest stopped the train, but after the demonstrators on the ground were hauled away it was able to continue on its way, under the two protesters hanging from the bridge. Photo: AP
Anti-nuclear activists throw trees on a path in a forest near Hitzacker, northern Germany. Police officers clashed with protesters who delayed a train hauling nuclear waste to a storage site, rappelling off a 75-meter high bridge to dangle over it and blocking the tracks. As two activists hung from the bridge near the town of Morschen before dawn, holding an anti-nuclear banner, about 50 others crowded onto the tracks nearby. The protest stopped the train, but after the demonstrators on the ground were hauled away it was able to continue on its way, under the two protesters hanging from the bridge. Photo: AP
Police officers chase demonstrators in a forest near Hitzacker, northern Germany. Police officers clashed with protesters who delayed a train hauling nuclear waste to a storage site, rappelling off a 75-meter high bridge to dangle over it and blocking the tracks. As two activists hung from the bridge near the town of Morschen before dawn, holding an anti-nuclear banner, about 50 others crowded onto the tracks nearby. The protest stopped the train, but after the demonstrators on the ground were hauled away it was able to continue on its way, under the two protesters hanging from the bridge. Photo: AP
Policemen prepare the rails after anti-nuclear activists removed stones near Leitstade, northern Germany. Police officers clashed with protesters who delayed a train hauling nuclear waste to a storage site, rappelling off a 75-meter high bridge to dangle over it and blocking the tracks. As two activists hung from the bridge near the town of Morschen before dawn, holding an anti-nuclear banner, about 50 others crowded onto the tracks nearby. The protest stopped the train, but after the demonstrators on the ground were hauled away it was able to continue on its way, under the two protesters hanging from the bridge. Photo: AP
Police officers clash with protesters who delayed a train hauling nuclear waste to a storage site, rappelling off a 75-meter high bridge to dangle over it and blocking the tracks. As two activists hung from the bridge near the town of Morschen before dawn, holding an anti-nuclear banner, about 50 others crowded onto the tracks nearby. The protest stopped the train, but after the demonstrators on the ground were hauled away it was able to continue on its way, under the two protesters hanging from the bridge. Photo: AP
Published Nov 7, 2010
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German police clashed on Sunday with anti-nuclear activists trying to disrupt a shipment of nuclear waste heading to a storage dump, using truncheons and tear gas to clear a blocked rail line. A police spokesman said some 250 activists had tried to damage the track near the waste dump to halt a train carrying the waste. When police tried to stop them, the activists responded with teargas and flare guns.
Riot police used truncheons, tear gas and water cannon to stop the violent activists, who were part of a larger group of about 4 000 protesters near the town of Leitstade trying to halt the train. A police vehicle was set on fire.
