03:38Environmental activists from the 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) group staged a die-in demonstration against leaders from the CDU and CSU on Saturday, as party politicians arrived for a federal election campaign event.
Leader of the CDU, Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet, and current German Chancellor Angela Merkel were among those to arrive at the campaign event as the climate protest took place nearby.
Members of the activist group held banners and signs with slogans such as 'Respect Existence' and 'CDU/CSU Endanger the survival of your children' while also lying down in unison as part of the die-in action.
Germany: XR activists stage die-in protest as Union leaders arrive for campaign event in Berlin
Environmental activists from the 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) group staged a die-in demonstration against leaders from the CDU and CSU on Saturday, as party politicians arrived for a federal election campaign event.
Leader of the CDU, Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet, and current German Chancellor Angela Merkel were among those to arrive at the campaign event as the climate protest took place nearby.
Members of the activist group held banners and signs with slogans such as 'Respect Existence' and 'CDU/CSU Endanger the survival of your children' while also lying down in unison as part of the die-in action.
Environmental activists from the 'Extinction Rebellion' (XR) group staged a die-in demonstration against leaders from the CDU and CSU on Saturday, as party politicians arrived for a federal election campaign event.
Leader of the CDU, Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet, and current German Chancellor Angela Merkel were among those to arrive at the campaign event as the climate protest took place nearby.
Members of the activist group held banners and signs with slogans such as 'Respect Existence' and 'CDU/CSU Endanger the survival of your children' while also lying down in unison as part of the die-in action.