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Leipzig (dpa / sn) - The police in Leipzig are preparing for a major New Year's Eve mission this year.
This time, the main thing is to enforce the corona rules and the ban on collecting by the city of Leipzig, the police said on Wednesday.
To this end, police patrols should be increasingly on the move in the city and in the surrounding area.
The emergency services would be supported by the riot police and the federal police.
A year after the New Year's Eve riot at Connewitzer Kreuz, the police have this focus again in view.
On the Internet and on posters in the Connewitz district, the motto "Freedom for all Antifas!"
have been called to come to the cross on New Year's Eve.
The police are aware of the calls, the police department said.
The experiences from the previous turn of the year were taken into account when planning the deployment.
In 2019/2020 the situation at Connewitzer Kreuz escalated.
Police officers were attacked.
The authorities classified the attacks as left-wing extremism.
However, there was also criticism of the police operation and the communication of the police.
In recent months, there have also been riots by suspected left-wing extremists in Connewitz.
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The city of Leipzig has issued a general decree prohibiting all gatherings in the city area on New Year's Eve.
There is also a ban on firecrackers in three different zones.
These include the city center, the Lindenauer Markt and the Connewitzer Kreuz.
The police announced that they wanted to avoid crowds “early”.
In Saxony, as everywhere in Germany, no fireworks have been sold - this is prohibited.
Several municipalities such as Dresden, Chemnitz and the Erzgebirgskreis have also issued complete bans on firecrackers.
According to the Saxon Corona Protection Ordinance, there is a night curfew, which is lifted on New Year's Eve from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The contact restrictions and the rules on spacing and masks remain in place.
City of Leipzig on the firecrackers and collection ban