BREMEN (dpa-AFX) - Several people blocked the rail link to the Mercedes plant in Bremen on Monday morning. According to initial information, they were activists with climate movement banners, a police spokeswoman said in the morning. Three to four people are said to be on the access tracks to the plant, preventing the removal of cars. Activists were also said to be on a bridge over the tracks.

According to the Disrupt initiative, activists from the climate movement had declared their support for the protest in the morning. "The climate crisis is getting worse and worse and yet Mercedes continues to produce masses of resource- and energy-guzzling cars for private transport for the sake of profit," said activist Marla Denke. "The biggest profit margin is generated by large and heavy luxury cars for the rich. But you can't drive away from the climate catastrophe in SUVs either!"

It was initially unclear whether the protest was also connected to the rail line closure between Hanover and Bremen./hae/DP/nas