GIESSEN, Germany: A confident far-right Alternative for Germany set up its new youth organization on Saturday even as thousands of protesters converged on the western city of Giessen, where the party held its meeting, some of them clashing with police. A convention of the anti-immigration party, known by its German acronym AfD, started more than two hours late after groups of protesters blocked or tried to block roads in and around the city of around 93,000, delaying many delegates’ arrival. Officers used pepper spray after stones were thrown at them at one location, police said.

Beim Gründungskongress der neuen AfD-Jugend in Gießen soll ein massives Polizeiaufgebot für Sicherheit sorgen. Erwartet werden 50.000 Demonstranten, darunter auch gewaltbereite…

Angst vor Krawallen und juristisches Tauziehen – in Gießen wächst vor dem Gründungstreffen der AfD-Jugend und den erwarteten Gegenprotesten die Anspannung. Selbst die Bundeswehr…