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Police scatter wedding party with pepper spray

The revelers allegedly resisted police orders and were pepper-sprayed.

• February 2, 2021

A wedding party held in a Berlin flat was disrupted by police for violating anti-coronavirus rules.

Authorities said on Tuesday, adding that officers had to use pepper spray in the fray.

Ten people aged between 15 and 53 were caught celebrating in an apartment in the district of Schoeneberg on Monday evening, police said in a statement.

The revelers allegedly resisted police orders and were pepper-sprayed.

Six guests sustained minor injuries and received medical treatment at the scene.

A woman who refused help from paramedics was taken to the hospital.

Six police officers were also injured slightly but were able to continue working.

(dpa/NAN)

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