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[The Straight Story]

Toilet brush becomes city protest symbol

A toilet brush has become the unlikely symbol of ongoing protests in Hamburg as the city was hit with another night of violence on Wednesday. It comes as the US embassy issued a travel warning to its citizens.

Police established a restricted zone, Gefahrengebiet, in the centre of Hamburg on Saturday morning, following protests before Christmas and a series of attacks on police officers.

It covers the city’s nightlife area, red light district and old town and gives police extra powers to stop, search and ban people from the area.

But so far it has done little to quell the violence between left-wing groups and the police.

http://www.thelocal.de/20140109/toilet-brush-becomes-symbol-of-hamburg-protests