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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius are expected at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new ammunition factory on Monday. Defence contractor Rheinmetall will produce artillery ammunition at the new factory in the small town of Unterlüss, north of Hanover. The ceremony comes as pressure grows on European countries to produce more armaments on their own territory in light of the war in Ukraine. On Monday morning, demonstrators gathered at the site to show their opposition to the plant. Numerous people tried to block access roads in Unterlüss, and farmers with tractor…

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