Commenting on their new location, Hannah Eberle told RIA Novosti, “We are at the Sonnermanstrasse, there are 300-400 of us, we are in the excellent mood and are not going anywhere.”
It is unknown if anyone was injured as the result of the breakthrough, she added. There are several police helicopters at the protest site, and additional forces are arriving.
Earlier in the day, police used tear gas to disperse members of Blockupy, the group`s press service told RIA Novosti.
Two officers were reported to have been injured in the clashes between protesters and police and at least seven cars were burned, the Frankfurt police representatives told RIA Novosti. The police have announced that they are prepared to use water cannons.
Clashes erupted in Frankfurt between Blockupy protesters and police on the day the European Central Bank headquarters open in the city.
Activists also blocked a central bridge over the river Main, as well as the Council roundabout path, a major transport artery in the east of the city.
Thousands of people were expected to come to Frankfurt Wednesday to protest against a crisis situation in Europe they say has been created by the ECB, the EU and the IMF, and mainly enforced by the German government.
Clashes between demonstrators and police started early morning in response to Wednesday`s ECB opening of its new high-rise headquarters in downtown Frankfurt. The police set a cordon around the new ECB building.
ECB Protesters Clash With Police in Frankfurt - VIDEO
18 March 2015
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Between 300 and 400 people protesting the austerity policies of the European Central Bank (ECB) on Wednesday broke through a police cordon around a new bank headquarters set to open in Frankfurt am Main later in the day, a spokeswoman of the activist group Blockupy said,
