Around one thousand climate activists disrupted morning traffic at Berlin's Victory Column monument, the first of a series of protests planned in the German capital throughout the day.
They're part of a global activist network called Extinction Rebellion, who are carrying out similar actions in cities around the world.
Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.
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