< p > Blocked motorways and long traffic jams: In protest against the IAA Mobility car fair, demonstrators have paralyzed traffic on motorways around Munich for a long time. The fair was opened today. On the A8, A92, A94 and A96, according to police, they unfurled banners on Tuesday morning. In some cases, several people roped themselves off highway bridges. On the A9, the activists climbed onto a sign bridge and pasted over the inscription. “Traffic collapse 2000 m” was now written there. < / p> < p class="atc-text paragraph"> The police are now investigating those involved in the protest actions on the motorways– among other things for dangerous intervention in road traffic and coercion, as a spokeswoman said. The fire brigade arrived with turntable ladder vehicles and set up jump cushions under the bridges for safety. Alpine police specialists were deployed. The police observed the situation from the air with helicopters. < / p> < p class="atc-text paragraph"> According to the AFP news agency, demonstration participants criticized the focus of this year’s IAA on climate-neutral mobility as “greenwashing”. “The destructive power of electric cars is at least as great as that of combustion engines,” said one protester. “Our goal is nothing less than to smash the automotive industry and its lobby.”The demonstrators demanded a nationwide, free public transport. The infrastructure for cycling and walking should also be expanded more. < / p> < p class="atc-TextParagraph"> The Munich police announced on Twitter at noon that all motorways had been reopened, but some traffic delays were still to be expected.
Protests at IAA in Munich: Police investigate protesters
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