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Minor riots broke out in Berlin on Wednesday evening following a peaceful demonstration to commemorate Nakba Day (Catastrophe Day), commemorating the flight and displacement of more than 700,000 Palestinians during the first Middle East war in 1948. According to German police, demonstrators set fire to rubbish bins and fire-crackers were set off. The police detained several demonstrators. The number of people involved was in the double-digit range, a police spokeswoman said. According to authorities, around 200 people had initially gathered on the Berlin street Sonnenallee following an appeal …

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