Locals buy up all the alcohol in a German town to leave neo-Nazi ‘Shield and Sword Festival’ completely dry
- Police imposed a drinking ban at the ‘Shield and Sword Festival’ in Saxony
- To stop attendees drinking before, locals bought up all beer from local grocers
- Around 600 neo-Nazis visited the event but, unable to get a drink, many left soon after arrival
Quick-thinking locals bought up all the alcohol in their town to stop neo-Nazis flocking to a far-Right music festival.
Police had employed their own deterrent at the ‘Shield and Sword Festival’ in Saxony, Germany, by imposing a drink ban and confiscating 4,400 litres of beer over fears of violence.
Quick-thinking locals bought up all the alcohol in their town to stop neo-Nazis flocking to a far-Right music festival (stock image)
But to stop the Right-wing music fans drinking in the lead-up, residents of Ostritz clubbed together to buy 200 crates of beer from the local supermarket.
Around 600 neo-Nazis visited the event but, unable to get a drink, many left soon after arrival.
‘We made the plan a week previously. We wanted to make sure they went without beer,’ said resident Georg Salditt, 46.