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Police detain protesters at party convention in Germany

Published April 30, 2016

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    Police detain a leftist demonstrator on the occasion of a party convention of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in Stuttgart, Germany Saturday, April 30, 2016. (Christoph Schmidt/dpa via AP) (The Associated Press)

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    Police detain a leftist demonstrator on the occasion of a party convention of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in Stuttgart, Germany Saturday, April 30, 2016. (Christoph Schmidt/dpa via AP) (The Associated Press)

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    Police detain a leftist demonstrator on the occasion of a party convention of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in Stuttgart, Germany Saturday, April 30, 2016. (Christoph Schmidt/dpa via AP) (The Associated Press)

Police have detained about 400 leftists who were protesting against the national convention of the populist Alternative for Germany party in Stuttgart.

German news agency dpa reported that protesters were shouting "refugees can stay, Nazis must go," as some 2,000 party members arrived at the convention center on Saturday morning.

Protesters temporarily blocked a nearby highway and burned tires on another road leading to the convention center. Some 1,000 police officers were on the scene to prevent violent clashes between far right party members and demonstrators.

Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has been growing in political influence as it campaigns on an anti-refugee and anti-Islam platform.

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