Backlash as German police detain 10-year-old boy during pro-Palestine protest
The detention of a 10-year-old boy by German police during a pro-Palestine protest has ignited outrage on social media, with critics calling the incident "disturbing" and "shameful." Footage showed officers pursuing and apprehending the boy for carrying a Palestinian flag, prompting sarcastic and critical reactions online.
- Europe
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 11:13 | 22 September 2024
- Modified Date: 12:40 | 22 September 2024
The detention of a 10-year-old boy by German police during a pro-Palestine protest sparked backlash on social media.
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 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.