To protest against the opening of the new headquarters of the European Central Bank, thousands of anti-austerity protesters flock to Frankfurt, Germany.
At dawn, thousands of tried to contain the protesters: cars, tires and garbage cans were set on fire, the town was attacked suddenly pavers, streets were blocked.
At least one policeman was injured, the Ostend district, which is the ECB has been cordoned off and people are encouraged to stay home.
10,000 protesters
The inauguration ceremony, called sober, to be held in the late morning (11 am CET).
The President of the European monetary institution, Mario Draghi will accommodate between sixty and one hundred guests in the building of 1.3 billion euros already home work teams since last November.
The event is organized by the collective anti-capitalist Blockupy, an alliance of various protest movements, trade unions and political parties.
At least 10,000 protesters are expected in the afternoon. A bus sixty from 39 European cities are headed for Frankfurt.
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