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Frankfurt looting follows protests with 18,000 counted
BBC News·
Rioters looted shops in central Frankfurt late on Saturday after largely peaceful cost-of-living protests. Clashes also occurred in Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg. Police used water cannon as some protesters threw fireworks, stones and bottles. Gen Z regelt organised marches over schools, living costs, spending cuts and military service. Authorities reported as many as 18,000 protesters in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin.
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What It Means For You
- Frankfurt's main shopping street was closed after late-night looting and smashed shop windows.
- Police said many arrests were made in Frankfurt after the evening violence.
- Similar youth-led protests in France drew more than 320,000 people on the same Saturday.
What's Happening
- Daytime Gen Z regelt marches focused on schools, living costs, spending cuts and military service.
- Violence rose after nightfall, with molotov cocktails thrown at emergency services in Frankfurt.
- Hesse interior minister Roman Poseck said around 100 left-wing extremists infiltrated the Frankfurt protest.
Europe's Weekend of Marches
- Organisers had estimated higher turnout than the up-to-18,000 figure reported in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin.
- France saw a third consecutive weekend of cost-of-living protests with more than 500 arrests after clashes.
- Protests also occurred in Italy and Portugal on related cost and housing issues.
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