German police on Saturday said they used water cannon and batons to disperse a group of violent protesters on the sidelines of a far-right march in Germany. Police in the western city of Dortmund said they moved in after members of a roughly 1,000-strong group of "left-wing extremists" attacked officers and police vehicles on Saturday. "There were massive attacks on police today. One officer was seriously injured when stones were thrown at a police car," said Wolfgang Wieland, a spokesperson for Dortmund police. Thousands of demonstrators had turned out in Dortmund to protest against a planned march by far-right supporters. Police said about 400 people turned out for the far-right event. Confrontations between extreme-right marchers and counter-protesters are a regular event in Germany, though the far right is politically marginalised in the country.<br />RT on Twitter: http://twitter.com/RT_com<br />RT on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RTnews
