News blog about the IAA in Munich:Bright yellow police balloon monitors auto show
A police balloon equipped with surveillance technology rises into the night sky on the grounds of the IAA.
(Photo: dpa)
- The police use a bright yellow gas balloon to monitor the exhibition grounds in Munich at night – “to protect the fair,” as a police spokeswoman says.
- The IAA Mobility will take place on the site until Sunday. Not only there, but also in the middle of the city, around 700 exhibitors present their innovations.
- The public interest is great. But critics of the automotive industry event are also present.
- Opponents of the IAA and the police clashed at the Odeonsplatz underground station. Now three members of the Green Party are announcing that they will be monitoring the situation.
- A showcase test track planned by the IAA organizers, the so-called “Blue Lane”, does not work as expected. So far it has tended to build up there.
By Martin Bernstein, Barbara Galaktionow, Joachim Mölter and Lisa Sonnabend
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