German Economy Minister Robert Habeck expressed concern about violent protests on Friday after a crowd of demonstrating farmers blocked him from disembarking from a ferry and tried to storm the vessel in a row over subsidy cuts. "What worries me is that the mood in this country is heating up so much," said Habeck in a statement. "As a minister, I have the protection of the police. Many, many others have to fend off attacks on their own and cannot share their uncertainty," he added.
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