Police rounded up more than 700 people to stop the violent brawl that erupted in Hamburg on Saturday.
The incident occurred after both the leftist and rightist groups organized their marches on the same day in the northern port city.
German police dispatched over 1,000 officers to the scene to control the rival groups, who had coordinated their rallies with the authorities.
The leftist march called by the unions and major parties was expected to be a peaceful show of opposition against the far-right extremists’ demo.
But the situation got out of hand quickly when the leftists rigged up barricades of trash cans and set them on fire in an attempt to stop their rivals from passing by.
The protesters also attacked the officers and the far-right demonstrators with bottles and stones.
At least eight officers sustained injuries in the frenzy.
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