Germany's Gen Z protests disrupted by violence on Saturday
What happened
Rioters looted shops and attacked police in Frankfurt on Saturday night, overshadowing largely peaceful youth-led "Gen Z regelt" demonstrations across Germany.
Police sealed off the Zeil shopping street after windows were smashed and stores looted, with dpa journalists seeing people take trainers and other goods.
Violence also broke out in Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg, and about 200 people clashed with police near Cologne Cathedral.
Hesse's interior minister suspects about 100 left-wing extremists instigated the Frankfurt violence, DW reported.
“extremists who had nothing but violence in mind”
DW
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- 2026-10-31 16:00 UTCDW · dw.com ↗
- 2026-11-01 12:44 UTCArab Times via AP · arabtimesonline.com ↗
- 2026-11-01 18:51 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-11-01 21:08 UTCArab News · arabnews.com ↗
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