Access to Berlin’s outdoor baths from Saturday only with ID, due to riots Why the Republicans are rushing against the FBI

After repeated violence, access to outdoor swimming pools in the German capital Berlin will only be possible with an identity card from next Saturday (July 15). The Berlin bathhouses announced this on Friday.

In addition to their identity card, visitors could also show their driver’s license or student card. To avoid overcrowded baths, entry stops would have to be imposed much earlier than before and security staff increased, it was said. According to the Senate Interior Department, mobile police guards will also be installed at four swimming pools.

Violent clashes in the Columbiabad in Berlin’s Neukölln district made national headlines last weekend. The bath is nationally known because there are often riots and problems with young people. Parts of the Neukölln district are still considered a socially disadvantaged district and many people with foreign roots live there. The bath is closed due to high absenteeism.

Since then, the popular bath has been closed due to high absenteeism. Domestic Senator Spranger made it clear Thursday that she expects the bathing establishments to reopen the facility over the weekend. Whether that will actually be the case, was still unclear on Friday. “We decide on a day-to-day basis,” says a spokeswoman. (sda/dpa)