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Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent
Rioters looted shops in central Frankfurt late on Saturday and clashes erupted with police there and in other German cities after largely peaceful mass protests over the cost of living.
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Rioters looted shops in central Frankfurt late on Saturday, turning otherwise peaceful mass protests over the cost of living into violent clashes. Similar disturbances erupted in Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg, where police deployed water‑cannon to disperse demonstrators. Protesters in those cities threw fireworks, stones and bottles at emergency workers. The unrest followed large‑scale demonstrations across Germany demanding action on rising living costs. Police reported the use of force to contain the attacks on responders.
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