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Tens of thousands join Gen Z protests across Germany
Tens of thousands of young people demonstrated across 34 German cities on Saturday demanding better education and lower living costs, but evening clashes with police marred the largely peaceful day.
Tens of thousands of young people joined demonstrations organised by the campaign group 'Gen Z regelt' across 34 German cities on Saturday, demanding better education, lower living costs and an end to compulsory military service. Police reported between 6,000 and 18,000 protesters, below the roughly 180,000 who had expressed interest online. The protests remained largely peaceful during the day but turned violent in the evening as groups refused to disperse. Police used water cannon and pepper spray in Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin after being pelted with bottles, stones, fireworks and Molotov cocktails. Shops were looted in Frankfurt and other cities. German authorities said around 100 left-wing extremists had instigated the violence, with several police officers injured. The group distanced itself from the riots, saying it had no influence on what happened after the demonstrations ended.
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