Video footage from Berlin shows an Egyptian man refusing to surrender a Palestinian flag as police attempted to take it. The man pulled the flag from an officer's hands and draped it over his shoulders, prompting cheers from the crowd. The officer walked away without escalating.
The incident, captured on video, occurred in Berlin when police attempted to confiscate a Palestinian flag from a man identified as Egyptian. The man physically pulled the flag back from an officer and wrapped it around himself, sparking cheers from onlookers. The officer did not escalate and walked away. The moment was widely circulated by pro-Palestinian accounts. No arrests or further details have been reported.
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