Berlin, 4 October 2024 (dpa/MIA) - Germany's police union (GdP) has raised concerns about potential unrest on October 7, the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.

"We expect decency from everyone in Germany on the anniversary of October 7," the GdP's chairman Jochen Kopelke told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) media group on Friday.

Police were taking robust and consistent action against perpetrators of violence and rioters, Kopelke said, adding that all security authorities in Germany would have an "enormous need for personnel" on October 7.

Berlin's GdP spokesman Benjamin Jendro told the RND that authorities were bracing for a "dynamic, city-wide situation" due to the tense atmosphere.

"We are looking with great concern at the coming days," he said.

Jendro pointed to recent events, saying that pro-Palestinian gatherings had already escalated into anti-Semitic and violent incidents.

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