Ambassador contacts German officials after Irish activist ‘punched in the face by police’ during Gaza protest

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Kitty O'Brien being arrested by German police. Photo: Irish Bloc Berlin/Caoimhe McAlister

Shauna Corr and Darragh Nolan

The Irish ambassador to Germany has been in contact with German authorities to express “concern” over an incident that saw an Irish protestor assaulted by police officers during a pro-Palestine demonstration in Berlin.

Footage shared on social media showed Irish activist Kitty O’Brien being punched in the face by police before being dragged away from the protest.