Looted shops, burning barricades as riots erupt in Frankfurt
What happened
Up to 100 people rioted and looted in downtown Frankfurt overnight after a peaceful youth demonstration, damaging 17 shops, according to Frankfurt police.
About 10,000 people joined the "Gen Z regelt" march, which began peacefully along the Main river before the violence broke out later.
Hesse's interior ministry said 1,300 officers were deployed, 54 people aged 13 to 29 were detained, and more than 100 officers were injured.
Hesse's interior minister Roman Poseck said most of those detained hold German citizenship but come from a "migrantic milieu", and that police will focus more on young migrant men.
The "Gen Z regelt" initiative distanced itself from the violence, taz reported.
The Frankfurt march was one of demonstrations in more than 30 German cities, and similar youth-led protests over living costs and public services are under way in France, according to CNA and the BBC.
“All this fearmongering and stoking of tensions does not help.”
taz · translated
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- 2026-10-31 12:27 UTCCBC · cbc.ca ↗
- 2026-10-31 21:29 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-11-01 07:34 UTCKhaama Press · khaama.com ↗
- 2026-11-01 07:45 UTCtaz · taz.de ↗
- 2026-11-01 13:37 UTCEuronews · euronews.com ↗
- 2026-11-01 14:35 UTCCNA · channelnewsasia.com ↗
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