LIVE: Thousands Protest outside Far-right AfD Party Conference in Germany

LIVE: Police Clash with Protesters Ahead of AfD Congress in Germany

Police used pepper spray and batons to stop a large group of protesters breaking through a cordon in the western German city of Essen, where a two-day congress by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is now underway. Authorities appealed to demonstrators to "keep away from violent actions and troublemakers." Some 100,000 protesters are taking part in demonstrations in Essen against the anti-immigration, archconservative party, which has been gaining support particularly in the country's former communist east.

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