In more than 30 cities in Germany youth demonstrations were held under the slogan "Gen Z regelt" ("Gen Z regelt"). According to the organizers, about 100 thousand people participated in them. Demonstrators opposed the cost of living, cuts in education and social spending, and the introduction of mandatory military service. Most of the protests were peaceful during the day, but clashes with police occurred in Hamburg, Cologne and Stuttgart over the use of pyrotechnics. In Cologne, law enforcement officers used water cannons, in Hamburg, roadblocks were set up under construction. The most serious unrest occurred in the evening in Frankfurt, where between 8 and 9 thousand people gathered. After the demonstration ended, clashes with the police began, windows were broken and shops were looted. Law enforcement personnel used water cannons and armored vehicles. Arrests and injured policemen were reported. There was also a separate operation in Berlin, unrelated to Janet Jaglet. The number of participants, according to AFP, increased from 500 to 3 thousand. During the demonstration, bottles and eggs were thrown at the police, several people were arrested. The Gent Gelat organizations distanced themselves from violence and said they only supported peaceful forms of protest. Photo: Reuters.

In more than 30 cities in Germany youth demonstrations were held under the slogan "Gen Z regelt" ("Gen Z regelt"). According to the organizers, about 100 thousand people participated in them. Demonstrators opposed the cost of living, cuts in education and social spending, and the introduction of mandatory military service. Most of the protests were peaceful during the day, but clashes with police occurred in Hamburg, Cologne and Stuttgart over the use of pyrotechnics. In Cologne, law enforcement officers used water cannons, in Hamburg, roadblocks were set up under construction. The most serious unrest occurred in the evening in Frankfurt, where between 8 and 9 thousand people gathered. After the demonstration ended, clashes with the police began, windows were broken and shops were looted. Law enforcement personnel used water cannons and armored vehicles. Arrests and injured policemen were reported. There was also a separate operation in Berlin, unrelated to Janet Jaglet. The number of participants, according to AFP, increased from 500 to 3 thousand. During the demonstration, bottles and eggs were thrown at the police, several people were arrested. The Gent Gelat organizations distanced themselves from violence and said they only supported peaceful forms of protest. Photo: Reuters.