Kathmandu. In Frankfurt, Germany, rioters looted shops on Saturday night. As a result, there were clashes with the police. Clashes also took place in other German cities. Earlier, the mass protests were largely peaceful. <\/p>\n
In addition to Germany’s financial capital Frankfurt, there were also incidents of violence in Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg. Police reported using water cannons to disperse protesters. Protesters also targeted emergency services workers with firecrackers, stones and bottles. <\/p>\n
Earlier, thousands of people took part in the demonstration under the banner of a campaign group called ‘Genji Regault’. Which means ‘Genji will now take responsibility’. <\/p>\n
Demonstrators were protesting against underfunding of schools, rising living costs, government spending cuts, and military service. In Germany, these protests follow a similar youth-led demonstration in France. More than 320,000 people demonstrated in France on Saturday. <\/p>\n
According to the AFP news agency, police have closed a large part of Frankfurt’s main shopping street. A police spokesman said several people had been arrested in the city. Authorities in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin said a total of 18,000 people took part in the demonstration. This number was about half of the estimate posted on the organizers’ website. <\/p>\n
Lena Frederick, a spokeswoman for Genji Regault, said the purpose of the demonstration was to “fight for peace and freedom instead of war and coercion.” “The most important thing for us is good support for the health and education systems,” she said. “We are against compulsory military service and want its burden to be distributed more equally.” \u2019<\/p>\n
The protests were largely peaceful throughout the day, but the violence spread as night fell. \u2014 Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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