German riot police clash with protesters hoping to block far-right AfD conference

Thousands of protesters clashed with riot police in Erfurt, Germany, during a far-right AfD party conference. According to The Guardian, police reported twenty thousand demonstrators blocked roads to prevent delegates from attending. The party's co-leaders, Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, are expected to be re-elected. The confrontation comes ahead of regional elections where the AfD could win state-level power for the first time.

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