The detention of a 10-year-old boy by German police during a pro-Palestine protest sparked backlash on social media, Anadolu reports.
Footage on X showed several German police officers first chasing a 10-year-old boy and then taking him to a police car after catching him.
Many people on X reacted to the incident.
Berlin police chased down a young boy waving a Palestinian flag, ultimately arresting him. Footage shows the distraught-looking boy being taken away by a large number of riot police at the edge of a pro-Palestine protest in the German capital. pic.twitter.com/rQMQ6UUwXd
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“Berlin police detained a 10-year-old boy for carrying a Palestinian flag. Disturbing, shameful, 2024 Germany,” said one user.
“Brave Berlin police arrested the most dangerous child in the city. He wanted to use his flag to overthrow the federal government and declare a Palestinian state,” another user wrote in a sarcastic post.
“Berlin police chased a ten-year-old boy. There are no words to say,” one more X user said.
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