Several hundred people marched in St Gallen on Saturday to protest against mandatory vaccinations. The demonstration, organised by the Mass-Voll movement, was led in large part by members of the far-right Swiss group Junge Tat. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Before the march could leave the railway station, shortly after midday, a disturbance broke out. A spokeswoman for St Gallen city police told the Keystone-SDA news agency that the group “Ostschweiz Nazifrei” had called an unauthorised counter‑protest ahead of the event. Some of the 600 demonstrators were carrying halberds. Because of security concerns, the police eventually withdrew permission for the Mass-Voll demonstration at the site. The protesters then forced their way through a police cordon and set off on a march through the old town. Scuffles broke out along the route, and police deployed tear gas to prevent clashes between rival groups. Translated from German by AI/sp How we work We select ...
