FRANKFURT, Germany: Around 250,000 people turned out across Germany on Saturday in protests against the far-right AfD, which sparked an outcry after it emerged that the party's members discussed mass deportation plans at a meeting of extremists.

Around 35,000 people joined a call under the banner "Defend democracy – Frankfurt against the AfD", marching in Frankfurt. the financial heart of Germany, according to police.

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