Threats by left-wing activists in Berlin prompted New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to cancel a planned stop in the city’s Kreuzberg district for its mobile laboratory, the BMW Guggenheim Lab.
— bloomberg
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In fact there were no "threats" or "threats of violence" announced by left-wing activists. Neither against the lab nor against people.
Stefan Redlich, spokesperson of the responsible LKA police department Berlin denied, that there had been calls for violence. He said, they (the police) only published an evaluation of endangerments based on political campaigning against the LAB on different activsts* internet websites. Because of the sharp language of criticism used on these websites, police expects some minor attacks like paint bombs.
Lutz Redlich (BMW Guggenheim Lab) pointed out that there were no theats of violence against him, nor has he been attacked. (Spiegel Online (german))
On Monday, Berlin secretary of the Interior, Frank Henkel, was the first to identify “left-wing extremists”*s threats as the reason for the BMW Guggenheim Lab*s failure in Kreuzberg. He refered to the Guggenheim press release which for its part refered to the threat analysis made by the police.
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In fact there were no "threats" or "threats of violence" announced by left-wing activists. Neither against the lab nor against people.
Stefan Redlich, spokesperson of the responsible LKA police department Berlin denied, that there had been calls for violence. He said, they (the police) only published an evaluation of endangerments based on political campaigning against the LAB on different activsts* internet websites. Because of the sharp language of criticism used on these websites, police expects some minor attacks like paint bombs.
Lutz Redlich (BMW Guggenheim Lab) pointed out that there were no theats of violence against him, nor has he been attacked. (Spiegel Online (german))
On Monday, Berlin secretary of the Interior, Frank Henkel, was the first to identify “left-wing extremists”*s threats as the reason for the BMW Guggenheim Lab*s failure in Kreuzberg. He refered to the Guggenheim press release which for its part refered to the threat analysis made by the police.
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