Barricades Cleared and Trees Cut today.
Announcement was made in the morning that trees north east of the old entry to the motorway would be cut. The police entered the forest with heavy machinery at around 12pm, starting to clear barricades.
This is the 25th time that barricades have been cleared and rebuild in the Hambacher Forest.
Ticker of Days events
9:29 A helicopter circles over the area.
12:23 Heavy machines drive from Deathtrap into the forest accompanied by large number of Police.
12:28 Police arrived at Jesuspoint
13:08 Cutting takes place north-east of the Security bridge. Crowns of trees are crushed, ramparts are piled up. Possibly also clearance of WWII unexploded munitions.
13: 28 Barricades are now being cleared south of Jesus’ point, on the road leading to the road connecting Buir and Morschenich.
14:03 The way between meadow and jesus point is reported to be cop free now.
14:27 RWE have started the cutting of the trees north east of the secu-bridge now. A chopper flew over the forest, left 10 minutes later.
15:05 Police left the forest west of the secu road.