From Germany to Switzerland, Europe's cost of living rage explodes into riots Protests continued to sweep across Europe over the weekend, inspired by recent events in France. In Germany, thousands joined mostly peaceful daytime marches organized by the Gen Z youth campaign regelt against high living costs, low-budget schools, cuts in public spending and any return of compulsory military service. As night fell the demonstrations escalated. In Frankfurt, masked groups smashed shop windows on the main shopping street, looted goods, attacked emergency services with rocks, bottles, fireworks and Molotov cocktails, and briefly seized weapons from a gun shop that was later located by police. Authorities deployed water cannons and special units, and made many arrests. Arrested Hamburg saw black-clad protesters set off pyrotechnics, burn barricades and face water cannons and tear gas; About 120 people were arrested. A similar unrest hit Switzerland: in Zurich, the mass demonstrations escalated into riots after an unauthorized demonstration called on social media by the revolutionary youth of Zurich, which was described by the public broadcaster SRF as radical left-wing groups. and threw firecrackers, stones and bottles at the police Police responded with water cannons, irritants and rubber bullets in Basel about 150 people set up and burned barricades under a magazine | talk .

From Germany to Switzerland, Europe's cost of living rage explodes into riots Protests continued to sweep across Europe over the weekend, inspired by recent events in France. In Germany, thousands joined mostly peaceful daytime marches organized by the Gen Z youth campaign regelt against high living costs, low-budget schools, cuts in public spending and any return of compulsory military service. As night fell the demonstrations escalated. In Frankfurt, masked groups smashed shop windows on the main shopping street, looted goods, attacked emergency services with rocks, bottles, fireworks and Molotov cocktails, and briefly seized weapons from a gun shop that was later located by police. Authorities deployed water cannons and special units, and made many arrests. Arrested Hamburg saw black-clad protesters set off pyrotechnics, burn barricades and face water cannons and tear gas; About 120 people were arrested. A similar unrest hit Switzerland: in Zurich, the mass demonstrations escalated into riots after an unauthorized demonstration called on social media by the revolutionary youth of Zurich, which was described by the public broadcaster SRF as radical left-wing groups. and threw firecrackers, stones and bottles at the police Police responded with water cannons, irritants and rubber bullets in Basel about 150 people set up and burned barricades under a magazine | talk .