Rioters loot stores in Germany amid cost of living protests
Summary
Youth-led protests over living costs and public services took place in more than 30 German cities on Saturday. Most demonstrations were peaceful, but violence and looting broke out later in Frankfurt and other cities, and police used water cannons and tear gas in Hamburg.Key Facts
- The initiative Gen Z regelt organized demonstrations calling for better education, health care, climate protection, and affordable living, and opposing a return to military conscription.
- Organizers said tens of thousands took part nationwide; official attendance figures were not immediately available.
- In Frankfurt, masked rioters smashed storefronts, threw stones and fireworks, and looted goods.
- Police said looters took weapons from a gun store; authorities later recovered them.
- Frankfurt police said rioters threw Molotov cocktails at officers after earlier attacks with stones and bottles.
- In Hamburg, protesters fired pyrotechnics toward police and burned barricades; police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse crowds.
- Students at a Berlin rally called for increased investment in education and housing.
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