Tens of thousands of Germans marched through Berlin on Saturday to protest their government's recent decision to extend the life of the country's nuclear power plants by about 12 years.
Demonstrators blew whistles and waved flags warning against the dangers of nuclear energy at a protest that drew Germans from across the country to the capital. Last month, Chancellor Angela Merkel's government decided to scrap plans to shut down Germany's 17 nuclear reactors by 2021. A recent poll showed a majority of Germans oppose the legislation.