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Police Officers In Berlin Had To Break Up Fight Between Supporters of Two Rival YouTubers (bbc.com)

More than 100 police officers were deployed to break up a mass brawl reportedly organized by two rival YouTube stars in Berlin. The BBC reports: The fight broke out on Thursday evening on Alexanderplatz square in the German capital, police said, adding that nine people were arrested. More than 400 people had gathered after two social media influencers reportedly urged their fans to join a face-off. As tensions escalated, a large melee involving around 50 people erupted. Officers used pepper spray and tear gas after attempts to disperse the crowds with loudspeakers failed. As police intervened, clashes spilled over in a nearby subway, where rocks picked up from railway lines were reportedly thrown. The YouTubers who reportedly started this mess are named "Thatsbekir" and "Bahar Al Amood," both of which denied that they were at fault for the brawl in social media posts.

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  1. You clearly don't know Germany. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    They were very likely a wild mix of German, (2nd/3rd generation) Turkish/Arab/Italian and various Slav kids with parents that were left alone with overwhelming problems and fell through the cracks.
    All grown up together and equal members of our society.

    Only that the 1st generation Turks & co were not allowed to properly integrate, as they were literally invited to come here, and welcomed with open arms, but everything they cherished, good or bad, was rejected.
    And most of them became more productive and integrated members of our society *anyway*, than you will ever be.
    And *that* is the real reason for your racism/nationalism. You failed your own life, and desperately need a scapegoat.
    So you ignore the German part of the mob that proves that it's not a "race" thing, but a failed life thing just like with you.

    Go fix youself, if you're soo afraid of a few foreigners, that you believe they could truly pose a threat to our society. (The society that they came to, exactly because they wanted to be like that too.)
    You pussy.

    Maybe we should expel pussies like you from our society. On top of criminals of *any* nationality.