Ahead of the celebrations of the 60th birthday of the Governor of Lower Austria, Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP), climate activists caused a road blockade in Klosterneuburg (Tulln district) on Monday morning. According to police spokesman Stefan Loidl, five people were partially holding on to each other (see video above).
A diversion has been set up and there is little traffic.
The police were alerted around 8:45 am. The officers who were initially deployed left the activists in custody.
The birthday party for Mikl-Leitner takes place in the afternoon. Numerous guests from politics, business, sports and culture are expected in Klosterneuburg.
Famous benefactors
In the third largest city in Lower Austria, former state governor Erwin Pröll (ÖVP), former Federal President Heinz Fischer and the Mayor of Vienna Michael Ludwig (both SPÖ), the Governor of Upper Austria Thomas Stelzer (ÖVP) and his Burgenland’s counterpart Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) and the Bavarian Minister of the Interior will be present. Joachim Herrmann (CSU) will meet.
Source: Krone
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