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Germany: Hundreds of thousands join Berlin protest against TTIP
A QUARTER of a million people marched through Berlin on Saturday in protest at the anti-democratic TTIP trade pact.
The demonstration, organised by the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) drew support from left parties, environmentalists and charities.
Colourful floats included a Trojan horse representing the treaty and another showing Chancellor Angela Merkel lighting the fuse of a bomb sitting on a building labelled “democracy.”
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