New Year's Eve Violence Is Getting Worse: 'It Now Seems Normal to Shoot Fireworks at Emergency Workers'

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Several incidents of violence against emergency responders occurred in Frankfurt on New Year's Eve, the Frankfurt am Main Fire Department reported on Thursday. A total of eleven incidents were reported, including six cases in which emergency personnel and ambulances were targeted with fireworks. Three incidents involved physical violence, while two others involved attacks on emergency vehicles. A particularly serious attack occurred on a German…

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The Hessians welcomed the new year with fireworks. But the New Year's Eve also kept order and rescue forces in mind. In Frankfurt rescue vehicles were encircled and attacked. There were several fires caused by fireworks.

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6:05 PM It's a regular occurrence that public order is severely disrupted on New Year's Eve. But the fact that some rioters aren't even twelve years old and are becoming increasingly aggressive toward emergency services raises...