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Peaceful Gen Z protests in more than 30 German cities escalated into clashes, with police reporting injuries in Frankfurt and using pepper spray in Hamburg.
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Initially peaceful Gen Z protests involving tens of thousands of young people across Germany turned violent, with clashes between demonstrators and police in several cities, the German news agency dpa reported via ANP.
Police in Berlin, Frankfurt and Hamburg were pelted with fireworks. Local authorities said several officers were injured in Frankfurt. In Hamburg, people dressed in black, some wearing masks, pulled down construction-site barriers and set them alight. Police dispersed the crowd and used pepper spray.
Authorities banned a planned demonstration in Cologne at short notice after some participants set off fireworks and wore masks. Police repeatedly stopped a protest in Stuttgart for the same reasons.
Organisers had called for peaceful demonstrations in more than 30 cities. Their demands included greater investment in education and healthcare, and more action to tackle the rising cost of living.
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