World | Germany Nuclear Protests Turn Violent Demonstrators against nuclear power attack police, face water cannon By Matt Cantor Posted Nov 8, 2010 5:45 AM CST Copied Police officers stand in front of containers carrying nuclear waste as they arrive in Dannenberg, northern Germany, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) Protesters railing against the use and storage of nuclear materials in Germany became violent yesterday, lashing out against police with sticks and pepper spray, CNN reports. Police responded with mounted officers and water cannon. Anger was prompted by a train carrying nuclear waste to Germany from France for storage. The protests follow an unpopular government plan to keep nuclear plants running 12 years longer than originally scheduled. Read These Next A family hike took a tragic turn in Arkansas on Saturday. White House makes Hegseth put his polygraph away. A new book argues the Sacagawea legend is all wrong. A New Zealand neighborhood is being stalked by a feline laundry thief. Report an error