Thousands protest in Berlin against coronavirus restrictions

BERLIN - Thousands of protesters against German coronavirus restrictions converged Saturday in Berlin for a demonstration proclaiming "the end of the pandemic" has arrived just as authorities voice increasing concern about an upturn in new infections.

A crowd of people whistling and cheering, and with few masks in sight, marched through downtown Berlin from the Brandenburg Gate ahead of a rally on a wide boulevard that runs through the city's Tiergarten park.

Protesters held up home-made placards featuring slogans that included "Corona, false alarm," "We are being forced to wear a muzzle," "Natural defense instead of vaccination" and "End the corona panic - bring fundamental rights back."

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