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Fourteen police officers were injured by an extremely loud siren at an anti-AfD demonstration in Berlin’s Wittenau district, with five requiring hospital treatment.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred on Sunday evening when protesters deployed a powerful siren during a demonstration against the AfD election party in the Reinickendorf area.<\/p>\n

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Police chief Barbara Slowik Meisel confirmed that one officer was diagnosed with ‘sudden hearing loss’ following exposure to the noise.<\/p>\n

The noise level from the demonstration reached a peak of 109 decibels, according to police measurements.<\/p>\n

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Five of the injured officers were taken to the Bundeswehr hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n

The incident prompted multiple emergency calls from the area as the siren continued to blare outside the AfD election event on Eichhorster Weg.<\/p>\n

<\/span>The demonstration was organised by the “Center for Political Beauty” initiative, which drove a bus equipped with loudspeakers to the location.<\/p>\n

The group activated the siren as the first election results were projected at 6pm.<\/p>\n

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  The bus was positioned directly in front of the AfD election party gathering on Eichhorster Weg.<\/p>\n

  The incident was part of a larger police operation across Berlin, with 1,400 officers deployed throughout the city to ensure security during the federal election.<\/p>\n

  Police were forced to break into the bus, which had been locked from the inside, to stop the siren.<\/p>\n

  Authorities launched an investigation against the bus owner on suspicion of bodily harm.<\/p>\n

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  The protesters were issued with a demonstration ban lasting until the following morning.<\/p>\n

  The incident occurred amid broader election security measures, which saw patrol cars stationed around polling stations and election posters removed within a 30-metre radius.<\/p>\n

  Across Berlin that day, police made contact with 742 people at polling stations, resulting in 45 arrests.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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