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Asylum activists arrested for anti-AfD protest

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Asylum activists arrested for anti-AfD protest
Riot police remove counter-protesters opposing a demonstration of the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Berlin on November 7. Photo: John MacDougall/AFP

Police clashed Saturday with activists who took to the streets of Berlin to shout down anti-migrant marchers of the populist nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD).

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At least 10 supporters of the migrants were arrested, when the police clashed with activists who took to the streets of Berlin to shout down anti-migrant marchers of the populist-nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Saturday.

Police said an officer was lightly wounded in the brawl. Police said some 3,500 people turned out for the anti-migrant protest, which gathered under the banner "Asylum Has Its Limits -- Red Card for Merkel". Organisers had expected a turnout of up to 5,000.

Five counter-protests in support of migrants were planned Saturday in Berlin, with an expected turnout of 7,000.

AfD is one of the principle critics of the top European economy's open-door policy under Chancellor Angela Merkel towards refugees fleeing war and persecution. Germany this year faces a record influx of up to one million migrants amid Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II.

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