Topless activists from the Femen protest group disrupted the visit of Russian President Putin and Chancellor Merkel to the Hannover Messe tech show. They had anti-Putin slogans on their semi-naked bodies and shouted obscenities.
The two politicians, who were visiting the Volkswagen exposition at the time the activists launched their protest and where clearly shaken.
Angela Merkel said such actions are part of what being a democracy is, but voiced doubt that a protest should be voiced in the form that Femen choose for it. She added that German authorities will investigate whether the topless action should have any legal ramification for the activists.
