After 5 individuals had been killed on New 12 months's Eve, a petition to ban fireworks gained 270,000 signatures. Chancellor Scholz plans to restrict the sale of fireworks, however a whole ban is controversial amongst politicians.

German residents have actively supported a web-based petition calling on the authorities to ban the launch of fireworks by people after 5 individuals had been killed, dozens injured, and a whole bunch detained on New 12 months's Eve. This was reported by Deutsche Welle, in line with UNN.

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It’s famous that the undertaking of a whole ban on the sale of fireworks posted on-line has collected greater than 270 thousand signatures.

On Friday, throughout a gathering with firefighters, Chancellor Scholz confirmed his intention to introduce restrictions on what sort of fireworks could be bought to the general public and a system of penalties for many who perform unlawful launches.

On the identical time, numerous politicians criticized the concept of a whole ban on fireworks. Former Minister of Justice from the Free Democrats occasion Marco Buschmann referred to as it “collective punishment”. And Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner emphasised that almost all residents celebrated the New 12 months peacefully, so that they shouldn’t be disadvantaged of the best to conventional fireworks.

The police union and the German Nationwide Medical Affiliation strongly supported the nationwide ban on pyrotechnics, calling the occasions of New 12 months's Eve “crossing the road of what’s acceptable.

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5 individuals had been killed in fireworks accidents on New 12 months's Eve in Germany. In Berlin, 330 individuals had been detained, 13 cops had been injured, and assaults on regulation enforcement officers had been reported in different cities.